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Sneakers (1992)

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Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 47
Fresh: 38 | Rotten: 9

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Average Rating: 6.3/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 2

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Movie Info

In this tech-thriller from director Phil Alden Robinson, a group of five renegade computer hackers, led by Martin Bishop (Robert Redford), are hired by the government to steal a black box, containing a code-breaking machine, from the mathematician who invented the device. The government is able to persuade Martin to take the job by convincing him that they will drop a decades-old federal warrant for his involvement in computer fraud. Martin agrees and he takes his team on the mission, eventually

PG-13, 2 hr. 6 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

Directed By: Phil Alden Robinson

In Theaters: Sep 9, 1992 Wide

On DVD: Mar 31, 1998

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Robert Redford
Martin Bishop
Sidney Poitier
Donald Crease
Ben Kingsley
Cosmo
Dan Aykroyd
Mother
Mary McDonnell
Liz
River Phoenix
Carl Arbogast
David Strathairn
Erwin "Whistler" Emory
Timothy Busfield
Dick Gordon
George Hearn
Gregor
Eddie Jones
Buddy Wallace
Donal Logue
Dr. Gunter Janek
Lee Garlington
Dr. Elena Rhyzkov
Stephen Tobolowsky
Dr. Werner Brandes
James Earl Jones
Mr. Bernard Abbott
Jo Jo Marr
College-Aged Cosmo
Gary Hershberger
College-Aged Martin Bis...
Jun Asai
Piano Prodigy
Amy Benedict
Female NSA Agent
Michael Boston
Playtronics Perimeter G...
Jacqueline Brand
Kiev String Quartet Mem...
Roger Callard
NSA agent (uncredited)
George Kee Cheung
Chinese Restaurant Sing...
James Craven
FBI Agent
Denise Dowse
Bank Teller
Bodhi Elfman
Centurion S&L Night Gua...
Ellaraino
Mrs. Crease
R.C. Everbeck
2nd FBI Agent
Al Foster
Playtronics Desk Guard-...
Julie Gigante
Kiev String Quartet Mem...
Lori Hall
NSA Phone Operator
Hanyee
Bank Secretary
Leslie Hardy
Gregor's Date
George Hartmann
Playtronics Stairwell G...
Dayna Hollinquist
Melissa Crease
Paul Jenkins
Playtronics Lobby Guard...
Jeff Joy
Male NSA Agent
Michael Milhoan
Russian Driver
Victoria Miskolczy
Kiev String Quartet Mem...
Ralph Monaco
Playtronics Lobby Guard...
Rudy Francis Nementz
Playtronics Desk Guard-...
Jeff Phillips
Playtronics Perimeter G...
John Shepard
Collidge Institute Guar...
Hayward Soo Hoo
Chinese Restaurant Wait...
David Speltz
Kiev String Quartet Mem...
Ernie Tetrault
TV Anchorman
Anthony Winters
Male NSA Agent
Tim Winters
Homeless Man
John Moio
Gregor's Chauffeur
Juel Bestrop
Risa Bramon Garcia
Michael Kinney
Playtronics Desk Guard-...

Critic Reviews for Sneakers

All Critics (48) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (41) | Rotten (9) | DVD (12)

Makes up for its gaps in logic with its breezy tone and its technological razzledazzle.

March 31, 2008 Full Review Source: Newsweek

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Top Critic

The performances are generally quite bad.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

Top Critic

Discounting his god-awful American accent, Kingsley is in fine venomous form.

May 12, 2001 Comment

Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Top Critic

It's a Twinkie for techies, an enormously entertaining time-waster.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Rita Kempley

Washington Post

Top Critic

It's a sometimes entertaining movie, but thin.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Critic

If you think of Sneakers as a slick, updated Mission: Impossible, it's a lot of fun.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Top Critic

A smart, smooth technological thriller.

January 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Common Sense Media Editors

Common Sense Media

Geriatric hi-tech action-packed spoof caper film that starts out semi-believable and ends on an unbelievable low point.

August 3, 2009 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It's all passably entertaining, but there's precious little that will stay with you...

July 23, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

Right up to an ending designed to crack the sternest critical poker face, this is gourmet popcorn of the highest order.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Pretty neat.

May 5, 2006 Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium

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JoBlo

JoBlo's Movie Emporium

Fun caper flick with great Redford and Poitier rapport.

June 25, 2005 Comment

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

A marvellous caper-movie throwback.

April 19, 2005 Comment

Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph

Great caper comedy that deftly balances high-tech gadgets and character humor.

January 9, 2004 Comment

Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Great, fun caper flick with an amazing ensemble cast.

October 10, 2003 Comment

Widgett Walls

Needcoffee.com

Marvelous characters in messy script.

October 8, 2003 Comment

Nell Minow

Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

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Behind the unlikely story of the possibilities of a codebreaking device that works sorta like a universal remote is simply a charisma piece that exists so we can pal around with the stars for a moment. A nice evening with friends.

August 24, 2007

moon rivers

Super Reviewer

A team of hackers must steal a mysterious black box.At the time, before the Internet became as ubiquitous as it is, this must have seemed cutting edge and revolutionary. Today, it doesn't play as well and must rely on the strength of its cast, which, on first glance, promises to be quite good. But midway through the

July 19, 2011

Jim Hunter

Super Reviewer

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