In Antitrust (2001), Gary Winston leads the software company NURV.
NURV recruits programmer Milo Hoffman, presenting itself as an innovative technology company working on a global communications project. As Milo becomes more suspicious, he discovers that the company’s public image conceals unethical and criminal practices.
Tim Robbins plays Gary Winston, while Ryan Phillippe plays Milo Hoffman. The film uses NURV as a fictional technology giant whose power resembles that of several real software corporations of the era.
NURV is not the company from The Net or Hackers. Ellingson Mineral belongs to Hackers, while Antitrust’s story centers on NURV and its executive leadership.