The 30 Best Hacker Movies

The 30 Best Hacker Movies
10. Foolproof (2003)
Alliance Atlantis
A lower-budget Canadian movie about hobby bank robbers, this was a delightful surprise to
many viewers. Ryan Reynolds and his friends "virtually" rob banks for fun, but are
blackmailed into doing a heist for real. This is a good action rental.
9. The Conversation (1974)
Paramount
While you won't see computers in this classic film, the theme of surveillance and the violation
of people's privacy is so masterfully explored here.
**Related movie: The Conversation was re-imagined as Will Smith's Enemy of the State in
2001. The 2001 treatment of the story was designed as a modern techno thriller, and has
some tremendous special effects and satellite surveillance sequences. Having Gene Hackman
star with Will Smith makes it worth the price of a DVD rental.
8. The Matrix (1999)
Warner Bros.
This was such a groundbreaking adventure in reality and existentialism. No, you will not
learn how to break into a Linux server by watching Trinity port-scanning with "nmap". But
this movie is definitely cool, nonetheless.
7. The Score (2001)

Paramount Pictures
Edward Norton and Robert De Niro are fabulous in this heist flick. In a clever plot to rob a
Montreal customs house of some royal artifacts, Norton and De Niro must break into the
security systems with the help of a socially-awkward hacker who lives in his mother's
basement. 10 minutes of hacking, and 100 minutes of phenomenal robbery storytelling!
6. Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
20th Century Fox
Leave it to Bruce Willis to save the world from uber hackers. Macintosh advertising
personality, Justin Long, plays the reluctant programmer caught up in an digital terrorism
scheme. Like Swordfish, this movie has over-the-top violence and outrageous action
sequences, but if you liked the Die Hard series, definitely see this.
5. eXistenZ (1999)
Alliance Atlantis
A David Cronenberg film, this is the creepiest entry in the list. A game designer creates an
artificial reality game that plugs directly into people's minds. The line between reality and
game then blurs in a violent and gruesome way. This is very much a powerful art film, and
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4. Wargames (1983)
MGM Pictures
Yes, this movie is very old, but it is still a pivotal film in many viewers' minds. A young man
finds a back door into a military computer that is linked to the nuclear defense grid of the
United States. A preposterous plot, but a compelling commentary on nuclear war and the
destruction of the human race. You have to see this movie just to say you have seen it.
3. Sneakers (1992)
Universal Pictures
While dated, this movie was groundbreaking at the time, and is still charming to this day. The
story revolves around two college buddies who take different paths in life. One becomes an
ethical hacker, and the other...well, he is not quite so noble. Some great plot twists and comic
scenes make this a good way to spend a Saturday afternoon at home.
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2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Alliance Films
She's a Swedish hacker who types on a Mac and lives with Asperger's Syndrome. She teams
up with a journalist to solve a murder-mystery. And she has a dragon tattoo. Based on the
Stieg Larsson novels, this film has earned international acclaim, and is likely to be remade in
English, perhaps with George Clooney or Brad Pitt in a lead role. Warning: this movie does
have graphic sexual content.
1. Tron (1982)
Disney Pictures
A classic! A hacker is transported into the digital universe of "The Grid", and must survive
combat as a cyber gladiator in order to stop the villanous Master Control. The imagination
behind this movie made big ripples in the science fiction world, and today, Tron is a cult
classic that every computer user should see at least once.

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10. Foolproof (2003)

9. The Conversation (1974)

8. The Matrix (1999)

7. The Score (2001)

6. Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

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2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

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