# Share?
**Share?** is a 2023 American science-fiction thriller directed by Ira Rosensweig, in which a nameless man wakes up by himself in an empty cell, stranded in a world whose only link between people is a rudimentary computer network, and whose sole form of currency is the capacity to entertain.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023) [Melvin Gregg](https://www.edgepedia.org/melvin-gregg) stars as the protagonist, identified only as #000000014, alongside [Bradley Whitford](https://www.edgepedia.org/bradley-whitford), Alice Braga, and [Danielle Campbell](https://www.edgepedia.org/danielle-campbell).[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023) • [2](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/share-2023) The film was released on November 10, 2023, in limited theaters and on streaming.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director and writers | Directed by Ira Rosensweig; screenplay by Rosensweig and Benjamin Sutor, from a story by both[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023) |
| Lead cast | Melvin Gregg as #000000014, with Bradley Whitford, Alice Braga, and Danielle Campbell[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023) |
| Release | November 10, 2023, limited theatrical and streaming[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023) |
| Runtime | 1h 20m; the Australian classification record lists 79 minutes[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023) • [3](https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/share) |
| Filming method | Marketed as the first feature film shot entirely from one fixed camera angle[4](https://fiveallinthefifth.com/feature-films/share) |
| Reception | 78% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer (9 reviews); 81% audience score; IMDb 5.4/10[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023) • [5](https://www.whatsafterthemovie.com/movies/share-2023) |
| Box office | $114,065 worldwide gross[5](https://www.whatsafterthemovie.com/movies/share-2023) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
The protagonist wakes stripped of all possessions in an unfurnished cell with only a computer monitor for company, and with a flickering, faulty memory of his life before.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023) • [6](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/share-movie-review-2023) He discovers that his unseen audience rewards most highly his moments of humiliation and pain, and he builds a self-destructive comedic persona that lets him not just survive but thrive.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023) Rewarded with "socialization" through video feeds, he forms relationships with other inhabitants, including a cantankerous veteran of the system (Whitford) and two women (Braga and Campbell) who confront him with opposed worldviews; the film frames his choice as accepting confinement or fighting a seemingly unwinnable war with the system.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023)
The film is read as a satire of social media and attention economies. Reviewer Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com described it as an "ungenerous techno-satire" whose world is seen entirely through the unblinking eye of the protagonist's monitor, the same device he uses to broadcast a live stream from his cell.[6](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/share-movie-review-2023) The distributor's synopsis describes the story as exploring our relationship with technology, especially social media, and how survival hinges on the stories we tell.[4](https://fiveallinthefifth.com/feature-films/share)
## Production and form
Rosensweig directed and edited the film, served as a producer with Carissa Buffel and Kevin Matusow, and co-wrote the screenplay with Benjamin Sutor; Damián Acevedo was the cinematographer and Joe Stockton the composer.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023) • [6](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/share-movie-review-2023) Production companies were Traveling Picture Show Company (TPSC) and Wavemaker Creative, with The Glow Circle also credited in the Australian classification record; XYZ Films is listed as distributor.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023) • [3](https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/share)
The film's defining formal constraint is its camera: according to its distributor, it uses one fixed camera angle throughout, employing immersive techniques intended to make the viewer another character in the movie.[4](https://fiveallinthefifth.com/feature-films/share) • [11](https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-film-preservation-board/documents/Empire.pdf) A German film database likewise describes it as filmed entirely from a fixed, unchanging camera angle.[7](https://www.moviepilot.de/movies/share--2) Critics noted the cost of the device: Abrams wrote that watching an entire movie through a computer screen "gets old fast," while Randy Myers of the San Jose Mercury News praised it as giving off "the vibe of a shared Zoom-like experience."[6](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/share-movie-review-2023) • [1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023)
## Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a 78% Tomatometer from 9 reviews and an 81% Popcornmeter audience score from fewer than 50 ratings.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023) IMDb users rate it 5.4/10, and the film earned $114,065 worldwide.[5](https://www.whatsafterthemovie.com/movies/share-2023) Reviews were divided. Positive notices included Stephanie Malone of Morbidly Beautiful, who called it "a lean, stripped-down, highly intriguing sci-fi mystery" and a "savvy social parable," and Bobby LePire of Film Threat (7.5/10), who praised Gregg's lead performance and called Whitford "pure dynamite."[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023) Negative reviews included Abrams's 1/4 at RogerEbert.com and [Roger Moore](https://www.edgepedia.org/roger-moore)'s 38/100 at Movie Nation, which found the single-set-up exercise not thought-provoking enough to recommend.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023) • [8](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/share-2023/) At the Cinequest San Jose Film Festival the film recorded one win and one nomination.[8](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/share-2023/)
In Australia the film was classified M (mature themes, violence, coarse language, and sexual references) for SVOD release, with a classification date of 13 May 2026.[3](https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/share)
## Other films named Share
The title should not be confused with *Share*, Pippa Bianco's 2019 drama about a teenage girl coping with the circulation of a video of her unconscious after a party, which premiered at Sundance, earned two major accolades there, and was released by HBO; Rhianne Barreto stars as Mandy.[9](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/share-sundance-review/5136188.article) • [10](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/share-2019)
## References
1. [Share? (2023), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/share_2023)
2. [SHARE? streaming, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/share-2023)
3. [Share?, Australian Classification](https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/share)
4. [Share? – Feature Film, Five All in the Fifth](https://fiveallinthefifth.com/feature-films/share)
5. [Share? (2023): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot, What's After the Movie](https://www.whatsafterthemovie.com/movies/share-2023)
6. [Share? movie review & film summary, RogerEbert.com](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/share-movie-review-2023)
7. [Share? | Film 2023, Moviepilot](https://www.moviepilot.de/movies/share--2)
8. [Share? Reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/share-2023/)
9. ['Share': Sundance Review, Screen Daily](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/share-sundance-review/5136188.article)
10. [Share movie review & film summary, RogerEbert.com](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/share-2019)
11. [loc.gov](https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-film-preservation-board/documents/Empire.pdf)
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