From Facebook to FTX: 9 tech movies and shows to watch this fall

There’s a lot of tech on the movie slate this fall, and the founders are getting almost as much attention as their inventions.

With new films about Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Elizabeth Holmes arriving in theaters, it’s also a good time to revisit some oldies but goodies for context.

Whether you follow every development in Silicon Valley or just want to know more about the people and technologies behind your daily scrolling, here are nine movies and documentaries to add to your fall watchlist.

SEE ALSO: Hollywood's tech movie boom has arrived The Social Reckoning (2026) Facebook has changed quite a bit since The Social Network , and writer-director Aaron Sorkin is returning to the story with some questions about what it became.

As Sorkin told the Associated Press, "' The Social Network ' was about the invention of Facebook, ' The Social Reckoning ' is about what it’s become and, in particular, Facebook’s role in the rise of extremism and divisiveness." Jeremy Strong plays Meta co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, while Mikey Madison portrays former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen.

Jeremy Allen White plays Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, whose reporting helped bring the company’s internal research into public view through the newspaper’s "Facebook Files" investigation.

The film follows the disclosures behind that investigation, shifting the focus from Facebook’s creation to the consequences of its growth.

If you’re interested in what social platforms know about their effects on users, and what happens when employees speak up, this belongs on your list.

How to watch: In theaters Oct.

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The Social Network (2010) Naturally, we have to go back to The Social Network .

Director David Fincher and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s take on Facebook’s founding stars Jesse Eisenberg as Zuckerberg, Andrew Garfield as co-founder Eduardo Saverin, and Justin Timberlake as Napster co-founder Sean Parker.

If it’s been a while, consider a rewatch before The Social Reckoning .

There’s something strange about revisiting Facebook’s college-campus beginnings when you know how big it would become.