The Social Network (2010)
Drama
95Kernel Score — Universal Acclaim, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
A $40M investment yielding near-$225M worldwide gross and a 95 Metascore is the kind of calculus studios dream about—a film that proved critics and audiences could align on a cultural event.
Director track record: David Fincher
The Social Network (95) sits well above David Fincher's own 70.5-point average across 10 other scored films — a decisive career peak, surpassing even Zodiac (79) as his best-reviewed work to date.
Lead track record: Jesse Eisenberg
The Social Network (95) sits well above Jesse Eisenberg's own 53.8-point average across 19 other scored films — a transformative outlier, surpassing even The Squid and the Whale (82) as his best-reviewed work to date.
Box office
Budget $40M · Box office $224.9M