The Circle (2017 film)

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The Circle
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	James Ponsoldt
Screenplay by	James Ponsoldt Dave Eggers
Based on	The Circle by Dave Eggers
Produced by	Anthony Bregman Gary Goetzman James Ponsoldt
Starring	Emma Watson Tom Hanks John Boyega Karen Gillan Ellar Coltrane Patton Oswalt Glenne Headly Bill Paxton Ellen Wong
Cinematography	Matthew Libatique
Edited by	Lisa Lassek
Music by	Danny Elfman
Production companies	EuropaCorp Image Nation Abu Dhabi Playtone Likely Story IM Global Parkes + Macdonald Productions[1] Route One Entertainment[1] 1978 Films[1]
Distributed by	STXfilms
Release dates	April 26, 2017 (2017-04-26) (Tribeca) April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28) (United States)
Running time	110 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$18 million[1]
Box office	$40.7 million[1]

The Circle is a 2017 American techno-thriller film directed by James Ponsoldt with a screenplay by Ponsoldt and Dave Eggers, based on Eggers' 2013 novel of the same name. The film stars Emma Watson and Tom Hanks, as well as John Boyega, Karen Gillan, Ellar Coltrane, Patton Oswalt, Glenne Headly, and Bill Paxton.

The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26, 2017, and was theatrically released on April 28, 2017, by STXfilms and EuropaCorp. It received generally negative reviews, but grossed $40.7 million worldwide against a budget of $18 million, becoming director Ponsoldt's highest grossing feature.^[1]

The film's release was posthumous for Paxton, who died in February 2017, and it was the final film of Headly's released before her death in June 2017.