Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Naoko Mori

A young boy is arrested by the US Secret Service for writing a computer virus and is banned from using a computer until his 18th birthday. Years later, he and his new-found friends discover a plot to ...( read more  read more... )unleash a dangerous computer virus, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.

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PG-13, 105 min.

Directed by: Iain Softley

Release Date: September 15, 1995

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DVD Release Date: April 24, 2001

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  • October 29, 2009
    fun but forgettable cyber punk movie
  • September 29, 2009
    I remember it being really cool at the time but it?s become quite dated now.
  • April 29, 2008
    they make it look so easy
  • March 5, 2008
    Pretty much a throw away movie
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • November 20, 2009
    Hacking into the Movie industry to make this film look as if it never exsisted would be intriguing.
    "Angelina Jolie" Follows up her screen debuts with "Hackers", a "Lain Softley" thriller, that shocked audiences worldwide, yet not In a good way.
    This film is positively, a neg...( read more)ative response, to such a great, and original thought stirring screenplay.
    Honestly I could say some scenes were average, but nothing else grabs your attention.
    Unreccomended.
  • November 18, 2009
    Wow. Such a terrible movie. Funny though, for that reason, if you can stomach the tackiness on top of how overwhelmingly dated it is. I just barely made it, and I'll say it was worth it to see Dave Stewart's cameo.
  • November 7, 2009
    A film I probably would never have watched, but happened to see enough of which caught my interest. And hey, I was curious to see Angie in her first big film role.
    This film is geared towards a teen audience, but has elements most can identify with as computers have become such ...( read more)a big part of our lives these days. This film is from 1995, so that's around the time computer technology took another, bigger step for business and personal users.
    Angelina Jolie's character portrayal of "Acid Burn" is quite different than her
    work in films such as "Changeling", but it was interesting to see how she's evolved as an actress in the last fourteen years. Her natural ability has always been there, but she just got better with her craft.
    The story is of a group of young "hackers" who discover a plot to unleash a dangerous computer virus which forces them to use their computer skills to find the evidence as they're pursued by the Secret Service, and the evil computer genius behind the virus. Not too interesting, but not too bad.
    I'm recommending this film for people who appreciate Angelina. If you don't, there really isn't much here for you.
  • November 5, 2009
    Waaau.. un clásico de clásicos entre los computólogos. De cuando Angelina estaba chiquita... chiquitiiiiita!
  • October 5, 2009
    I'm not much for the cyberpunk subculture, nor the outfits they seem to wear here. Besides a few glitches in the plot that went beyond absurd, Hackers was intriguing. The first major role for Angelina Jolie and also where she met her first husband in Jonny Lee Miller. It's...( read more) about a group of high school kids caught up in a corporate conspiracy. I thought it was funny when one was behind a computer and you can see the glint of green reflect off their face from the computer screen. Hackers introduces another world bright with characters and a dialogue too ridiculous to care because of the entertaining plot.

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  • jero4
    December 30, 2007
    This movie is great.

    Movies are works of art and they are for our entertainment.

    I love all the characters in this movie. The story, visual choices, scenes, music, wardrobe and the characters are all very entertaining.

    I enjoy this movie so much that I have watched it over 1000 times and that is no exaggeration by any means. It never seizes to amazing me that after all these years I can still watch it and find new things in the frame that I have not seen before.

    OK so it’s not a cult classic or a trilogy, but damn it should be.

    It’s simple for me. People that have an imagination, a love for technology, a respect for peoples art and expression will enjoy this movie again and again. The other, need not be mentioned.

    Thank you: Iain Softley, Dianne Crittenden, Simon Boswell, Roger Burton, and everyone else that played their part in the making and acting of this masterpiece. Thank you!

    P.S. and updated Hackers movie would be much appreciated!
  • doktorfrankenstein
    November 28, 2007
    Of all the hacker movies I've ever seen, this is probably one of the worst. The "OMGSCIFIBBQ" costumes (litterally: COSTUMES) just adds to the lack of accurateness of both the plot and visual elements, even considering the year in which this was made. Even the slang used by the characters would make REAL hackers wonder from which planet these freaks are.
  • Apollo8
    March 21, 2007
    a brilliant film, dude u gotta wish the world was really like that sumtime!!! oh and if u wanna watch it its on youtube.com atm. definatly worth watchin again and again!!! brilliant- love it!!
  • potatobob18
    March 8, 2007
    Probably one of the... if not the GREATEST movies ever. This is the only media that has ever influenced me. And I live by it like a bible.
  • jazzyr93
    January 1, 2007
    man i liv in india and i saw dis muvie 2 years ago like 2ice.but man i can't find it's dvd anywhere so if anybody has a dvd or has dis muvie on the comp pleez send it 2 me at jazzyr_93@hotmail.comi luved dis muvie especially it's techno soundtrack.this muvie was way ahead of it's time back then.
  • caity5432
    August 16, 2006
    Very inaccurate. Liked it anyway. Don't know why.

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