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1995 Certificate 12
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A young hacker prodigy meets other kids like himself when he and his mother move cross-country and settle in New York City. High school takes on a new light when Dade (Jonny Lee Miller) meets a group of misfits and rich kids who hack into computer systems for fun. When one of their group is suddenly arrested, the others band .. Read more

Starring Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Fisher Stevens, Lorraine Bracco
Director Iain Softley
Genres Thriller

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A young hacker prodigy meets other kids like himself when he and his mother move cross-country and settle in New York City. High school takes on a new light when Dade (Jonny Lee Miller) meets a group of misfits and rich kids who hack into computer systems for fun. When one of their group is suddenly arrested, the others band together to take on a corporate hacker disguised as a security officer and attempt to bring down his devious and diabolical plans. The film features one of Angelina Jolie's first screen roles.

Starring Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Fisher Stevens, Lorraine Bracco, Matthew Lillard
Director Iain Softley
Studio MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 41 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Thriller
Language DVD: English
Dubbed French, German, Italian, Spanish
Hearing-impaired English, German
Released DVD: 01 Feb 2000
Production year: 1995
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Teenage hackers uncover a massive computer fraud in this romantic action adventure from director Iain Softley that's set against the intriguing backdrop of New York's cyber-culture. It's little more than a standard industrial espionage chase thriller, given a stylish patina by its digital-age atmosphere, complete with often bewildering technical data and imaginative journeys down the information super-highway. New mouse on the mat Jonny Lee Miller and tough net surfer Angelina Jolie interface well as the console-crossed lovers, each trying to prove their laptop supremacy.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

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    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 9 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Great, but a bit technical

    I have seen this film a few times, and you really need to in order to understand whats going on. Basically, Dade Murphy/'Zero Cool'/'Crash Override' is an excellent hacker who has been in trouble with the FBI. When he moves to NYC, he encounters and befriends some fellow hackers, including 'Acid Burn' (Angelina Jolie), 'Cereal Killer', 'Phantom Phreak', 'Lord Nikon' and Joey, who is too uncool to have an alias apparently. Together, they discover a plot by another hacker, 'The Plague', to rob banks around the world using a worm virus, while he distracts the FBI with another virus called 'Da Vinci', which will basically cause a worldwide disaster. And why are Dade and his friends involved? Because they're getting framed for it. This movie is fast moving, fun and has a cool cast. Just try to keep up with the computer talk.

      • Philippa Scott from East Lothian, Scotland
      • Posted 24 Sep 2004 19:52

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Interesting sci-fi comedy

    I like this film, although it is a little far fetched but a long way from being preposterous! It has an interesting story about computer hackers which get unfairly blamed for producing a virus. Good acting and has a humourous side although not meant to be very funny, I think since it has a serious side too. Film does not appear to become dated.

      • John from Derbyshire
      • Posted 05 Sep 2005 22:02

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