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Hackers

Hackers (1995)

Their crime is curiosity.

Release:1995
Runtime:1h 45m
Country:United States
Director:Iain Softley
Language:English

Genre

ActionCrimeDrama
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Keywords

New York CityComputerHackerComputer VirusVirtual RealityPrankInternetCyberpunk
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Hackers rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.2/10· 81K votes
Rotten Tomatoes34%
Metacritic46%
TMDb6.371/10· 1K votes

With 34% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.2/10 on IMDb and 46/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Hackers

Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.

Cast of Hackers

  • Jonny Lee Miller

    Jonny Lee Miller

    as Dade Murphy / 'Crash Override' / 'Zero Cool'

  • Angelina Jolie

    Angelina Jolie

    as Kate Libby / 'Acid Burn'

  • Matthew Lillard

    Matthew Lillard

    as Emmanuelle Goldstein / 'Cereal Killer'

  • Jesse Bradford

    Jesse Bradford

    as Joey Pardella

  • Renoly Santiago

    Renoly Santiago

    as Ramon Sanchez / 'Phantom Phreak'

  • Laurence Mason

    Laurence Mason

    as Paul Cook / 'Lord Nikon'

  • Fisher Stevens

    Fisher Stevens

    as Eugene Belford / 'The Plague' / Mr. Babbage

  • Lorraine Bracco

    Lorraine Bracco

    as Margo

  • Wendell Pierce

    Wendell Pierce

    as S.S. Agent Richard Gill

  • Michael Gaston

    Michael Gaston

    as S.S. Agent Bob

  • Marc Anthony

    Marc Anthony

    as S.S. Agent Ray

  • Penn Jillette

    Penn Jillette

    as Hal

Hackers facts

Budget
$20M
Box office
$7.6M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Cyberpunk aesthetic captures nineties hacking culture with authentic flair
  • •Enthusiastic ensemble brings energy to computer virus conspiracy plot
  • •Stylized visual approach creates immersive digital dream sequence atmosphere

What the audience disliked

  • •Dated technology and computing jargon undermines credibility for audiences
  • •Plot complexity becomes convoluted making coherent narrative difficult

Trailer

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