Hacksploitation Films
Films centered on hackers/hacking, set in 'present day.'
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- DirectorJohn BadhamStarsMatthew BroderickAlly SheedyJohn WoodA young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.The first and greatest Hacker film. Notable for being the only film to introduce new hacker jargon, "Wardialing."
- DirectorPhil Alden RobinsonStarsRobert RedfordDan AykroydSidney PoitierA security pro finds his past returning to haunt him when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item.A movie about penetration testing and encryption - before either were well-known.
- DirectorIain SoftleyStarsJonny Lee MillerAngelina JolieJesse BradfordTeenage hackers discover a criminal conspiracy with plans to use a computer virus that will capsize five oil tankers.The movie that caused Roger Ebert to coin the term "Hacksploitation." Both bad and good at the same time.
- DirectorIrwin WinklerStarsSandra BullockJeremy NorthamDennis MillerWhen Angela Bennett, a computer programmer, stumbles upon government secrets, she finds herself on the run from an unknown enemy hell-bent on destroying her completely.Sandra Bullock uploads a PC virus to a mainframe, causing the screen to melt. Really?
- DirectorRobert LiebermanStarsScott BakulaJoanna GoingXander BerkeleyInternet becomes the world's central nervous system. Netforce, FBI, is created as an elite force fighting crime on internet. The owner of the all dominating software company is suspected of trying to gain total access and control.Only worth watching for how terribly wrong it portrays the technical details of hacking.
- DirectorJoe ChappelleStarsSkeet UlrichRussell WongAngela FeatherstoneThis film is based on the story of the capture of computer hacker Kevin Mitnick.A bad adaption of the controversial book about real-life hacker Kevin Mitnick.
- DirectorDominic SenaStarsJohn TravoltaHugh JackmanHalle BerryA covert counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell led by Gabriel Shear wants the money to help finance their war against international terrorism, but it's all locked away. Gabriel brings in convicted hacker Stanley Jobson to help him.A hacker features prominently in this heist film with an all-star cast.
- DirectorPeter HowittStarsRyan PhillippeTim RobbinsRachael Leigh CookA computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.A film about an evil software billionaire who is not Bill Gates.
- DirectorNadia El FaniStarsSonia HamzaMuriel SolvayTomer SisleyFrom a remote mountain village in Tunisia, Kalt, a female hacker hijacks the airwaves in Northern Africa and France to broadcast political messages. When Julia, a French Intelligence officer, gets on the case, she flies in from France to infiltrate the hacker world and find out who is behind the interruptions. Things quickly turn into a cat-and-mouse game as Kalt and Julia play each other to get what they want.With a female hacker from Tunisia, it's not a typical Hacksplotiation film.
- DirectorRichard LoncraineStarsHarrison FordVirginia MadsenPaul BettanyA security specialist is forced into robbing the bank that he's protecting, as a bid to pay off his family's ransom.The head of security for a global bank is forced to hack his own company to save his family.
- DirectorCharles WinklerStarsNikki DeloachCengiz BozkurtDemet AkbagThe life of a young computer systems analyst is thrown into turmoil when, after arriving in Istanbul to start a new job, she finds her credit cards useless, her bank account empty, and her identity stolen.A direct-to-video sequel that we didn't need.
- DirectorLen WisemanStarsBruce WillisJustin LongTimothy OlyphantJohn McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.Die Hard goes Hacksploitation for Die Hard 4.
- DirectorStuart GillardStarsMatt LanterAmanda WalshColm FeoreThe United State's Department of Homeland Security is led to believe an American teen hacker playing a terrorist-attack simulator game online is a real terrorist out to destroy the U.S.Another direct-to-video sequel that we didn't need.
- DirectorLiam JohnsonStarsFran BiggsJimmy CarterJayne HumphreysA gifted engineer's world is rocked with the unexpected death of his father. Alone, with nothing but grief, he begins to formulate a plan. Could he possibly bring his father back to life with the flick of a switch?An excellent short and the most realistic hacker film since WarGames.
- DirectorMichael MannStarsChris HemsworthViola DavisTang WeiA furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta.