The tech backlash is now in theaters
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TL;DR
- 2026 is seeing a notable increase in films critically examining Big Tech founders.
- Movies like *The Social Reckoning*, *You Can See Everything*, *Musk*, and *Artificial* depict tech leaders negatively.
- These films portray figures such as Mark Zuckerberg, Elizabeth Holmes, Elon Musk, and Sam Altman as villains, manipulators, or sociopaths.
- The movies are based on critical reporting and tap into a dimming public perception of Silicon Valley.
- This wave of films is less sympathetic to its subjects than earlier works like *The Social Network*.