Do I have your attention, or do I have the minimum amount?

We're talking about David Fincher's eighth directorial effort, The Social Network, which stars Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Josh Pence, and Max Minghella. The film was adapted by Aaron Sorkin from the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich.

The Social Network was released on October 1, 2010, and went on to gross nearly $225 million worldwide on a $40 million budget. It received rave reviews from critics and audiences as it detailed the rise of Mark Zuckerberg and the dawn of a new era of capitalist media moguls controlling our information distribution and interpersonal communication in the digital age.

By the end of 2010, many considered it one of the best films of the year. It appeared on 78 critics' top-10 lists, with 22 critics naming it their number-one film overall. The film went on to receive eight Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, and won three awards: Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Even though it's only been 16 years, the legacy of the film has extended far beyond its initial impact, with many now deeming it one of the greatest films of the 21st century. And now, a companion film is coming out on October 9th called The Social Reckoning, written and directed by Sorkin himself.

The film stars Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, and Jeremy Strong, who takes on the role of Mark Zuckerberg. In honor of The Social Reckoning's release, we're doing a retrospective dive into The Social Network as we talk about the film, how we feel about it, the careers of Fincher, Sorkin, and the actors following the film's success, and its awards history from starting out as the top contender to beat to ultimately becoming the film that lost Best Picture to The King's Speech.