Storyline

This movie is the fictional story of computer programming genius Milo Hoffman after graduating from Stanford and getting out into the competitive world of computer software. In his contemplation of where to begin his career, he is contacted by Gary Winston whose character is loosely based on Bill Gates. Winston is the CEO of a company called NURV, and they are on the brink of completing the global communication's system, Synapse. They need Hoffman to help them meet their launch date, so after much thought and with the full support of his girlfriend Alice, he accepts the job. Tragedy soon after strikes and Milo becomes suspicious of the company he has been wrapped up in. He learns that trusting anyone could be a mistake, and that nothing is as it seems.

Plot Keywords

portland oregon, high tech, one word title, corporation, investigation, idealist, idealism, competition, computer cracker, deception, femme fatale, friendship, racial slur, beaten to death, beating, death, times square manhattan new york city, hit with a baseball bat, alarm clock, bomb

Short Review

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Streaming Service

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