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Dial-up era erotic thriller where cybersex leads to actual death? Sign me up, I guess.
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IMDb
42
Rotten Tomatoes
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Net Games (2003)

trashy techno-thrillerlate-night cable energyY2K paranoia

Overview

RomanceThriller

The successful publicist Adam Vance of the SFC is in the middle of a campaign to get an important Japanese client and is needy of sex because his traumatized wife Jennifer Vance was raped one year ago and is totally frigid, refusing to have sex. His close friend and colleague Ray Walters suggests Adam to visit the porn site cyber chat.net, where lonely people have erotic conversation. Adam meets Angel, a luscious woman and hacker while his wife is visiting her rapist in the prison with her therapist as part of her treatment. When Adam decides to finish his virtual affair with Angel, he is chased and blackmailed by the deranged sexy killer.

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Content warning
murderextramarital affairadulterychatinternete
digital intimacy vs physical connectiontrauma and isolationtrust in marriageonline identity deception

Standout Aspects

Production

Authentic period-piece chat rooms with that sweet, sweet dial-up aesthetic.

Acting

C. Thomas Howell commits to material that absolutely does not deserve it.

Best for:Solo: When you want to feel better about your own life choices.·Background: Perfect for folding laundry and judging 2003 internet culture.·Rewatch: Irony enthusiasts only. You know who you are.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Frequent softcore scenes and cybersex dialogue that'll age you 20 years.·Triggers: Rape trauma central to plot; handled with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer.
A

Director

Andrew Van Slee

ReleasedFeb 2, 2003
Runtime1h 35m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Extraordinary Films

Top Cast

C. Thomas Howell

C. Thomas Howell

Adam Vance

Lala Sloatman

Lala Sloatman

Angel

Sam Ball

Sam Ball

Ray Walters

Maeve Quinlan

Maeve Quinlan

Detec. Sandra Simmonds

Vanessa Evigan

Vanessa Evigan

Peg Wallace

Reggie Lee

Reggie Lee

Laurence

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

John Fielding

Marina Sirtis

Marina Sirtis

Cindy Fielding

Rachelle Carson-Begley

Rachelle Carson-Begley

Rita

Ask about Net Games

Opens AI chat

Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

This film captures peak 'internet panic' cinema when chat rooms were considered genuinely dangerous territory for suburban adults.

Trivia

Director Andrew Van Slee basically disappeared after this; his IMDb reads like a cry for help.

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