'Purpose' is a 2001 American independent drama thriller film starring John Light, Jeffrey Donovan, Megan Dodds, Peter Coyote, Hal Holbrook, Paul Reiser and Mia Farrow.
In San Francisco, college dropout John Elias (John Light) is determined to set up his own internet business named Digital Dreams, based on his vision of building a better and faster communication for mankind.
But once he makes his first million, John is soon distracted by greed, fame and fortune whilst his company starts to become at risk of a hostile takeover.
The film's original screenplay was written by Ronnie Apteker, who based the premise on his own experiences within the internet business world.
One of his goals while writing the screenplay was to make the technology in the film more realistic than those portrayed in Disclosure and The Net.