internet addiction
25 movies and shows

The Social Dilemma
Sun, 26 Jan 2020
This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.

Grimcutty
Mon, 10 Oct 2022
A suburban teen girl and her little brother must stop a terrifying internet meme brought to life by the hysteria of their parents.

Childhood 2.0
Wed, 26 Aug 2020
For the first time in history, mental illness and suicide have become one of the greatest threats to school-aged children. Many parents still view dangers as primarily physical and external, but they’re missing the real danger: kids spending more time online and less time engaging in real life, free play, and autonomy. What are the effects on the next generation's mental, physical, and spiritual health? Childhood was more or less unchanged for millennia, but this is Childhood 2.0.

Web Junkie
Mon, 20 Jan 2014
China is the first country in the world to classify Internet addiction as a clinical disorder. Caught in the Net features a Beijing treatment center where Chinese teenagers are being "deprogrammed," and follows the story of three boys from the day they arrive at the center, to their three-month treatment period, and their long awaited return home. The film provides a microcosm of modern Chinese life and investigates one of the symptoms of the Internet age. It examines inter-generational pressures and the disregard of the human rights of minors who get caught in the net.

Something's More Than One Thing
Tue, 01 Apr 2025
To save their relationship, a young couple dive down a rabbit hole of conflicting internet advice.

The Social Trap: 5 Women vs The Big 5
Wed, 16 Jul 2025
American states and parents in both Europe and the United States are engaging in a joint fight against digital giants to ensure their responsibility in the addiction of young people to screens and social media is recognized. Among them, five women have chosen to disrupt their daily lives: Alexis, Kathleen, Elisabet, Laure, and Socheata.

Bata, Batak Ka Pa
Thu, 16 May 2024
A young boy's innocence is slowly deprived by digital overstimulation and the War on Drugs. Surrounded by a world of vices, his future becomes uncertain when he learns the truth about the people around him.

Infoholic
Thu, 02 Mar 2017
Maksim, an investing manager, is too busy reading the news in his social network feeds fails to notice his own problems, until the news really start to influence his own life.

Thoughts and Prayers
Fri, 01 Oct 2021
A Father gleefully goes about his day, connecting to the world through social media. When disaster strikes, he discovers thoughts and prayers are not enough.

Remote
Fri, 30 Sep 2022
Finding new cinematic language to express the desire for physical contact in our increasingly isolated, mediated, and highly consumer-driven environments, Remote follows the daily routines of a quarantined woman in her sealed-off, ultra-modern apartment, where she falls down a rabbit hole playing an inexplicable interactive game with a community of women from around the world.

Robert De Niro Loves Porn
Fri, 09 Jul 2010
Robert De Niro loses his cool when a computer technician finds pornography on his computer.

La trappola della mente
Sat, 16 Mar 2024

Screen Generation: Sick Generation?
Sat, 26 Sep 2020
Smartphones, computers, gaming consoles or digital tablets are now givens in our daily lives. The electronic intrusion is causing controversy and collective hysteria. Are we damaging our brains with all these screens? How will unprecedented exposure to screens impact humanity? To find out, the filmmakers examine how science has been applied to distinguish between truth and falsehoods, and explore the suspected side-effects of screen exposure. The documentary travels through the US and Europe to meet and speak to researchers who are leaders in this field.

Bye
Tue, 05 Dec 2017

Maturant
Tue, 28 May 2019
For 18-year-old Roman, the final high school exam means first fear and then bitter defeat, which makes him feel excluded from society. He stays at home, isolated from his surroundings, and increasingly retreats into a world of virtual communication, where words like truth and facts are just vague concepts. Unnoticed by his parents, Roman undergoes a fundamental psychological transformation into a state from which there may be no return.

Online
Fri, 01 Aug 2014
A woman defines her life on how she interacts with people online, disregarding the people in front of her.

Notes from a London Frog
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Notes from a London Frog the struggles to be released from the grip of your mouse cursor being just a regular frog.

Somebody's Daughter
Tue, 01 Jan 2008
Because of the internet's accessibility, anonymity, and affordability, pornography addictions have risen to epidemic levels, destroying intimacy, marriages and families, while distorting our definition of sex and sexuality.

Blow Down
Sat, 21 Dec 2024
A young photographer takes nature shots and selfies for an online dating profile. During a break, another young man seemingly appears by chance, but as the conversation unfolds, it becomes clear that nothing is accidental when your image is on the internet.

RABBITHOLE
Mon, 20 Jan 2025
University student Alistair Liddell is attempting to write an essay late at night, when the idea to search for answers on Wikipedia comes to mind. Leading Alistair down a wondrous path of information. However, after being dragged into the screen and falling down the rabbit hole of information, Alistair soon realises the more disturbing nature of the internet and that the way out may not be as simple as it seems.