Sneakers (1992)
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 47
Fresh: 38 | Rotten: 9
No consensus yet.
Average Rating: 6.5/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 2
No consensus yet.
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Average Rating: 3.4/5
User Ratings: 38,336
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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
Sep 9, 1992 Wide
Mar 31, 1998
Universal Pictures
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Cast
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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 -
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Michael Kinney
Playtronics Desk Guard-...
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All Critics (48) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (41) | Rotten (9) | DVD (12)
Makes up for its gaps in logic with its breezy tone and its technological razzledazzle.
Top CriticRight up to an ending designed to crack the sternest critical poker face, this is gourmet popcorn of the highest order.
The performances are generally quite bad.
Discounting his god-awful American accent, Kingsley is in fine venomous form.
It's a Twinkie for techies, an enormously entertaining time-waster.
It's a sometimes entertaining movie, but thin.
A smart, smooth technological thriller.
Geriatric hi-tech action-packed spoof caper film that starts out semi-believable and ends on an unbelievable low point.
It's all passably entertaining, but there's precious little that will stay with you...
Pretty neat.
Fun caper flick with great Redford and Poitier rapport.
A marvellous caper-movie throwback.
Great caper comedy that deftly balances high-tech gadgets and character humor.
Great, fun caper flick with an amazing ensemble cast.
Marvelous characters in messy script.
Audience Reviews for Sneakers
Super Reviewer
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 film, I got the feeling that these were just actors having fun being actors. What results is a fairly basic thriller/comedy, and while it's entertaining, in the words of one critic, "There's precious little that will stay with you."
Overall, Sneakers is a decent way to waste two hours, but don't go looking for anything more than light-hearted entertainment.
Super Reviewer
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