You can watch 'The Social Network' for free right now, and it's more relevant than ever

Watch Jesse Eisenberg have emotions *for* Mark Zuckerberg
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Is Mark Zuckerberg's waxy, emotionless face still haunting your every waking moment after watching his exhausting congressional testimony? Yeah, us too.

And in these dire moments, our best suggestion for a little relief is: turn to art. So after reading all the think pieces about what this means for the state of our world, we suggest processing the feels through David Fincher's prescient, 2010 Oscar-winning masterpiece, The Social Network.

The best part is that Mark Zuckerberg truly, deeply hates The Social Network. At the time of its release, he would not stop talking about its inaccuracies, namely its unfavorable depiction of him. In 2014, he claimed, "They just kind of made up a bunch of stuff that I found kind of hurtful." A leaked email from the Sony hack even indicated that he tried to kill the movie.

Even better, though: You can now use the democracy of internet sharing that Zuck loves to champion so much against him, by streaming it for free.

Back in 2010, if you'd told us that Facebook would not only be responsible for your mom's online presence, but also for selling your soul to the highest bidder and helping make Donald Trump the leader of the free world -- we'd poke you and update our status to "feeling cahrazayyy lolllll."

Seriously, though. There are few movies about technology that withstand the test of time. But rather than being outdated, The Social Network has only skyrocketed in its relevance.

Here's where to stream or digitally purchase it:

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Crackle

How: Legit just follow the link above! No login. No money. Just easy streaming on your laptop or on your TV through Crackle-compatible devices.

Price: Free

YouTube

How: Just purchase it through your regular old YouTube account.

Price: Rental $3.99, Digital Purchase $12.99

Amazon Video

How: You need an Amazon account, but can enjoy it on all platforms that stream Amazon Video and Prime -- but it is not free for Prime members.

Price: Rental $3.99, Digital Purchase $12.99

iTunes

How: This one also costs you, but you can more easily stream it on Apple TV.

Price: Digital Purchase $12.99

Vudu

How: Again, you'll need an account. Unlike, say, Apple TV, or Amazon Prime, though, streaming it to your TV through Roku or a compatible gaming console doesn't require a subscription.

Price: Rental $3.99, Digital Purchase $12.99

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Jess Joho

Jess is an LA-based culture critic who covers intimacy in the digital age, from sex and relationship to weed and all media (tv, games, film, the web). Previously associate editor at Kill Screen, you can also find her words on Vice, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, Vox, and others. She is a Brazilian-Swiss American immigrant with a love for all things weird and magical.


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