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Disconnect

2013·Movie
1h 56min·R
70
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.5Metacritic647.7Rotten Tomatoes70%75%

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Good for date night · friends night · drop-in friendly

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A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can't find the time to communicate with his family. An estranged couple uses the internet as a means to escape from their lifeless marriage. A widowed ex-cop struggles to raise a mischievous son who cyber-bullies a classmate. An ambitious journalist sees a career-making story in a teen that performs on an adult-only site. They are strangers, neighbors and colleagues and their stories collide as ordinary people struggling to connect in today's wired world.
Digital Age AnxietyModern IsolationCyberbullyingOnline DeceptionMarital DisconnectParental NeglectTechnological OverdependenceEthical Dilemmas

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Directed by:
Henry Alex Rubin
Written by:
Andrew Stern
Produced by:
William Horberg, Mickey Liddell, Jennifer Monroe
Composed by:
Max Richter

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

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Where can I stream Disconnect?

NetflixPrimeFawesome

In the United States, Disconnect streams on Netflix and Prime, and it is free with ads on Fawesome. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 9 other countries.

Is Disconnect worth watching?

70
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 70%, and Metacritic 64).

Was Disconnect a box office flop?

Budget$10 million
Box office$3 million

Yes: it cost about $10 million to make and earned $3 million worldwide, 34% of its budget.

What tropes does Disconnect use?

Bungled SuicideRipped from the Phone BookSocial Media Is BadThe Password Is Always "Swordfish"Blowing Smoke RingsSpiteful SpitCircle of ShameFlirtatious Smack on the AssWould Hit a GirlG.I.R.L.Headphones Equal IsolationParallel Porn Titlesand 16 more

TV Tropes lists 28 tropes for it, including Bungled Suicide, Ripped from the Phone Book, and Social Media Is Bad.