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1995

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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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- Blurring the line between heightened reality and hi-tech fantasy, this presents the virtual world that hackers imagine,... read more on Time Out
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  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... read more »
  
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  - Philippa Scott
  - East Lothian, Scotland
  - 24 Sep 2004 at 19:52
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  Good film
  
  One of my favourite films from my youth. It's a bit dated and cheesy now but it's well done and still very entertaining.
  
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  - 25 Nov 2011 at 18:07
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  Sunday afternoon film
  
  A very simple and easy to watch film - almost a teenagers action film. Surprised to see AJ looks as good as she does especially in the end scene - nudge nudge ... read more »
  
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- - Gary24636788
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  - Ashton-under-Lyne
  - 18 Nov 2011 at 11:35
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  Hacker cracker
  
  Futuristic at the time but rather dated now, even Angelina is a schoolgirl!! Apart from that this is an enjoyable film that holdes the attention provided one is... read more »
  
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- - andymos
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  - 31 Aug 2011 at 20:15
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  hackers
  
  was ok just a bit to si-fi for me
  
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  - newton aycliffe
  - 18 Feb 2010 at 17:15
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  Good Fun
  
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  Nothing dates ike computer technology over such a long time (fourteen years is several zillion years in computer time) - people getting so hot and excited about... read more »
  
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- - JohnFair
  - 42 reviews
  - Stockport
  - 11 Oct 2009 at 20:14
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  Hackers
  
  Not the best film I've ever seen, but enjoyable nonetheless.
  
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- - Anniedoll
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  - Maidenhead
  - 15 Aug 2009 at 16:39
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  allan
  
  good movie very tecnolgey film
  
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  - Paisley
  - 16 May 2009 at 14:04
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  Brilliant
  
  I love this film. Doesn’t stand the test of time too well but none the less brilliant. The music is awesome and so is the acting. A brilliant classic. The ... read more »
  
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- - LoveReview
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  - Birmingham
  - 26 Apr 2009 at 22:30
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  Juvenile and not funny
  
  I hope Angelina Joile's embarrassed about having this on her CV. Then again, she should be embarrassed about a fair proportion of her CV. This really is ... read more »
  
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  - Barnet
  - 06 Feb 2009 at 01:13
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  Good clean fun
  
  Not oftend you can say that about a film starring Angelina Jolie but this is before all the lesbianism, blood-drinking and romps with Brad Pitt - infact I had ... read more »
  
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  - 27 Oct 2008 at 17:23
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- - 12
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  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... read more »
  
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  - Philippa Scott
  - East Lothian, Scotland
  - 24 Sep 2004 at 19:52
- - 7
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  Could have been so much more
  
  The opening sequence, looked like the makings of a half decent film, but as it progresses you soon realise its not and quickly goes down hill soon after.
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- - ORANGE900
  - Devon
  - 20 May 2004 at 00:58
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  Got the movie in the ...
  
  Got the movie in the mail.Scratched it open.put it in the dvd player,took a packet of popcorn, offed the lights, sat on the sofa, put the movie on.....wowa it ... read more »
  
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  - 17 Dec 2003 at 20:34
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  Superb techno-comedy
  
  I'm not sure if this film is *meant* to be funny, but it's a perennial favourite of mine.
  
  All the cliches are present-and-correct: absurdly ... read more »
  
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- - Alex Morris
  - UK
  - 20 Oct 2004 at 16:30
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  Hacker fairy tale and costumier's delight
  
  There's a Little Red Riding-hood, a Big Bad Wolf, and a host of other hacker characters offering an eye fest of couture - they're all clothed by Jean ... read more »
  
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  - 19 Mar 2005 at 11:39
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  brill
  
  very good film its worth watching at least once in your life time
  
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  - york
  - 29 Jul 2005 at 14:59
- - 3
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  Old but worth it!
  
  This film stars a very young Angelina Jolie, fast paced and packed with high tech graphics for its time.
  
  Set in Seattle in 1988 a student hacker ... read more »
  
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- - shep3
  - derbyshire
  - 04 Nov 2004 at 10:30
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  young hacker moves to ...
  
  young hacker moves to new york and gets involve, all looks a little far fetched now.
  
  In 1995 the internet was just starting to take off in the uk but... read more »
  
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  - DEEPING ST NICHOLAS
  - 20 May 2004 at 12:46
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  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 ... read more »
  
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- - John
  - Derbyshire
  - 05 Sep 2005 at 22:02
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  hackers review
  
  this film was one of many of my favourate films as a child and watching it again relised how good it still is
  
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  - mk,uk
  - 19 Apr 2006 at 22:12

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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 ...