
Sneakers (1992)
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Sneakers rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.1/10 on IMDb and 65/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About Sneakers
When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his 'sneakers' must save themselves and the world economy by retrieving the box from their blackmailers.
Cast of Sneakers

Robert Redford
as Bishop

Sidney Poitier
as Crease

David Strathairn
as Whistler

Dan Aykroyd
as Mother

River Phoenix
as Carl

Ben Kingsley
as Cosmo

Denise Dowse
as Bank Teller

Timothy Busfield
as Dick Gordon

Mary McDonnell
as Liz

Donal Logue
as Dr. Gunter Janek

Eddie Jones
as Buddy Wallace

James Earl Jones
as Mr. Bernard Abbott
Sneakers facts
- Budget
- $23M
- Box office
- $105.2M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Clever heist mechanics with sympathetic hacker characters
- •Relaxed ensemble chemistry creates engaging group dynamics
- •Smart screenplay elevates the crime thriller formula
What the audience disliked
- •Dated technical concepts may feel antiquated to modern audiences
- •Inconsistent critical reception points to uneven execution
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