Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd
Complex but lighthearted thriller about computers and cryptography, government and espionage, secrets and deception and betrayal.
DVD Release Date: March 31, 1998
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June 23, 2008Back in 1992, I think I saw this movie because of River Phoenix. But while he was great in it, I was surprised to find I loved the entire cast. Redford? Poitier? Kingsley? McDonnell? Talented actors, no doubt, but not exactly my A-list, right? But this cast is perfect, especi...( read more)
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May 15, 2008Bank Secretary: So, people hire you to break into their places... to make sure no one can break into their places?
Martin Bishop: It's a living.
Bank Secretary: Not a very good one.
Robert Redford leads an ensemble cast in a lighthearted thriller that tries to be smarter than i...( read more) -
August 12, 2007Complex but lighthearted thriller about computers and cryptography, government and espionage, secrets and deception and betrayal. A repeated process film.
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November 16, 2009"I want peace on earth and good will towards men."
"We're the United States government, we don't do that sort of thing!" -
September 5, 2009Wasn't really expecting to be quite as impressed with this film as I was. I don't quite know why. I mean you just have to look at the cast to make a fair guess about how good it's going to be. But I really hadn't heard much about it and my only interest in the whole thing was tha...( read more)
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August 14, 2009Fun film for a lazy afternoon. Comes off a bit as a very good tv movie, but the cast is definitely film calibre. David Strathairn steals the show. I still quote this film on a regular basis. The team is more fun than the story, though.
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August 2, 2009For some reason I used to borrow this movies from the library a lot as a kid and watch it over and over.
Upon recent re-acquaintance it amazes me to see how much this movie holds up. I mean, for an early 90's techno-thriller it doesn't seem nearly as dated as say, Hackers, does ...( read more) -
Critic Reviews
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It's a sometimes entertaining movie, but thin. full review
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August 16, 2006One of the very few movies I can say I actually really really liked. The blind phreak made it all worthwile:)
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