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Swordfish

Swordfish (2001)

Log on. Hack in. Go anywhere. Steal everything.

Release:2001
Runtime:1h 39m
Country:United States
Director:Dominic Sena
Language:English

Genre

ActionCrimeThriller
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Keywords

HackerHostageSecret AgentTerrorismBank RobberyEx ConWireMisdirection
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Swordfish rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.5/10· 202K votes
Rotten Tomatoes27%
Metacritic32%
TMDb6.264/10· 3K votes

With 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.5/10 on IMDb and 32/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Swordfish

Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.

Cast of Swordfish

  • John Travolta

    John Travolta

    as Gabriel

  • Hugh Jackman

    Hugh Jackman

    as Stanley

  • Halle Berry

    Halle Berry

    as Ginger

  • Don Cheadle

    Don Cheadle

    as Roberts

  • Vinnie Jones

    Vinnie Jones

    as Marco

  • Sam Shepard

    Sam Shepard

    as Senator Reisman

  • Drea de Matteo

    Drea de Matteo

    as Melissa

  • Rudolf Martin

    Rudolf Martin

    as Axl Torvalds

  • Zach Grenier

    Zach Grenier

    as A.D. Joy

  • Camryn Grimes

    Camryn Grimes

    as Holly

  • Angelo Pagán

    Angelo Pagán

    as Torres

  • Chic Daniel

    Chic Daniel

    as Swat Leader

Swordfish facts

Budget
$102M
Box office
$147.1M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Heist thriller delivers misdirection and surprising plot turns effectively
  • •Action crime dynamics maintain fast pacing with skilled technical execution
  • •Hacker versus criminal confrontation provides compelling character conflicts

What the audience disliked

  • •Convoluted plot mechanics overwhelm viewer comprehension despite clever twists
  • •Bank robbery narrative relies on contrivance rather than earned story logic

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