Angela Bennett (Sandra Bullock) is a beautiful yet reclusive computer systems analyst who spends her lonely nights surfing the net and joining chat rooms. Her life takes a terrifying turn when a friend sends her a disk containing a curious bug. After testing the new program, Angela finds herself ensnared in an internet nightmare. The “beta” program grants her access to some of the world’s most sensitive databases, but soon after, her friend is found dead, and Angela discovers that her identity has been erased and replaced with that of a criminal.
Determined to uncover the truth, she sets out to find those behind the sinister plot. Directed by Irwin Winkler, the producer of film classics like Rocky and Goodfellas, The Net is a thrilling journey through the dark side of the internet.