5. The Social Network

Year: 2010
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, and Justin Timberlake
Recommended by: Bob Dammon, dean of Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business; Judy Olian, dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management; and James W. Dean Jr., dean of the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flager Business School

A timely look at the inception of Facebook and social media, the story demonstrates both the power and profitability of a great idea, as well as some real-world entrepreneurial challenges.
—Bob Dammon

A must-see primer on how the millennials think, invent, and connect—and how bumpy the ride can be from rags to riches.
—Judy Olian

This entertaining movie about the creation of Facebook is based on the book, The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal, by Ben Mezrich. While a box-office hit, the film's accuracy was questioned by industry insiders, including journalist David Fitzpatrick, author of The Facebook Effect, who had access to Facebook's leadership while researching his book. Quote: "You are probably going to be a very successful computer person. But you're going to go through life thinking that girls don't like you because you're a nerd. And I want you to know, from the bottom of my heart, that that won't be true…"
—James W. Dean Jr.

《社交網絡》（The Social Network），2010年
主演：杰西·艾森伯格（esse Eisenberg）、安德魯·加菲爾德（Andrew Garfield）、賈斯汀·丁伯萊克（Justin Timberlake）
推薦人：鮑勃·達蒙（Bob Dammon），卡內基梅隆大學泰珀（Tepper）商學院院長；朱蒂·奧利安（Judy Olian），加州大學洛杉磯分校安德森商學院院長；小詹姆士·W·迪安（James W. Dean Jr.），北卡羅來納大學克南-弗拉格勒（Kenan-Flagler）商學院院長
推薦理由：鮑勃說，該片講述了一個好創意的力量和盈利能力以及真實世界里一些企業所面臨的挑戰。
朱蒂說，該片講述了從赤貧到巨富的歷程有多么艱難。
詹姆士說，“你可能會成為一個非常成功的電腦人士，但是你將過上女孩們不喜歡你的生活，因為你是一個書呆子。我想讓你知道，打心眼兒里說，那將不會是真的……”