Antitrust

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Antitrust

PG-13

2001

1h 47m

Mystery & Thriller

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When Milo (Ryan Phillippe) graduates from college and lands his dream job writing software at a multi-billion dollar computer company, he couldn't be more thrilled. The company's magnetic founder (Tim Robbins) that he worshiped as a child is now his personal mentor. As he settles into his new position, Milo uncovers some dark secrets about the firm and soon learns that he can't trust anyone but himself in the high stakes world of computer technology.

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Critics Consensus

Due to its use of cliched and ludicrous plot devices, this thriller is more predictable than suspenseful. Also, the acting is bad.

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Jeff Strickler

Minneapolis Star Tribune

11/06/2002

2.5/4

Got a by-the-numbers plot? A premise that's intriguing but also has holes in it? Dialogue that needs punching up? Hire Tim Robbins. He can save just about anything.

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

03/19/2002

2/4

My, my, such a high-tech setting -- too bad it's marred by such a low-tech plot.

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

06/04/2001

0.5/5

There's not an original note in Howard Franklin's screenplay or Peter Howitt's direction.

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Greg Muskewitz

eFilmCritic.com

11/18/2011

1/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

07/07/2011

D

This wannabe thriller about the new techno industry is a misfire.

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Charles Cassady

Common Sense Media

12/14/2010

2/5

Silicon Valley story of good versus evil-sort of.

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Melissa L

@Agent99 Jun 6

I loved this movie. The characters are well-played, and the moral of the tale was great.

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Patrick S

@PS_I_know Mar 25

The only thing interesting about the cast was getting to see Claire Forlani from time to time. The rest of the acting and directing was bad.

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azeem h

@Azeem1 Oct 20

pleasantly surprised, while not a great film it was entertaining and ahead of it's time, in terms of foreshadowing software companies and monopolies. As well as video conferencing in mobiles.

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Steven C

@RT75557671 Aug 10

It got poor reviews probably because it hit too close to the truth for the people it was about...

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thiago s

@Thiagostone 07/17/2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Jeff D

@RT53074071 12/01/2024

This is a 2001 film coming off the 90s when dial up internet was subscribed through free AOL and Compuserve CDs at local grocery stores. Movies like this stretched the imagination of what was possible with this internet thing. Can you write a code to take over all televisions on that planet? Maybe. This was a great movie for its time, similar to Hackers (1995). A group of computer nerds team up to battle corporate greed. The antagonist is also a computer nerd but is outsmarted by younger talent.

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Synopsis

When Milo (Ryan Phillippe) graduates from college and lands his dream job writing software at a multi-billion dollar computer company, he couldn't be more thrilled. The company's magnetic founder (Tim Robbins) that he worshiped as a child is now his personal mentor. As he settles into his new position, Milo uncovers some dark secrets about the firm and soon learns that he can't trust anyone but himself in the high stakes world of computer technology.

Director: Peter Howitt
Producer: Keith Addis, David Nicksay, Nick Wechsler
Screenwriter: Howard Franklin
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Hyde Park Entertainment, Studio Canal, Industry Entertainment, Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating: PG-13 (Some Violence|Brief Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 12, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.0M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)