Blackhat

2015, Mystery & thriller/Action, 2h 14m

192 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

critics consensus

Thematically timely but dramatically inert, Blackhat strands Chris Hemsworth in a muddled misfire from director Michael Mann. Read critic reviews

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Blackhat Videos

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Blackhat: Official Clip - Truck Through the Roof photo 3

Blackhat: Official Clip - Truck Through the Roof

Blackhat: Official Clip - Raiding Kassar's Hideout photo 4

Blackhat: Official Clip - Raiding Kassar's Hideout

Blackhat: Official Clip - Don't Blame Your Brother photo 5

Blackhat: Official Clip - Don't Blame Your Brother

Blackhat: Official Clip - Piss Off and Die photo 6

Blackhat: Official Clip - Piss Off and Die

Blackhat: Official Clip - Killing Kassar photo 7

Blackhat: Official Clip - Killing Kassar

Blackhat: Official Clip - Move Fast photo 8

Blackhat: Official Clip - Move Fast

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Blackhat: Official Clip - You're Having a Bad Day

Blackhat: Official Clip - It's Not About Zeroes or Ones photo 10

Blackhat: Official Clip - It's Not About Zeroes or Ones

Blackhat: Official Clip - Hacking the NSA photo 11

Blackhat: Official Clip - Hacking the NSA

Blackhat: Official Clip - Escaping the Ambush photo 12

Blackhat: Official Clip - Escaping the Ambush

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Blackhat Photos

Chris Hemsworth as Nick Hathaway and Tang Wei as Chen Lien in "Blackhat." photo 1

Tang Wei as Chen Lien and Chris Hemsworth as Nick Hathaway in "Blackhat." photo 2

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Tang Wei as Chen Lien in "Blackhat." photo 4

Chris Hemsworth as Nick Hathaway and Viola Davis as Carol Barrett in "Blackhat." photo 5

Wang Leehom as Chen Dawai in "Blackhat." photo 6

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Movie Info

After a Hong Kong nuclear plant and the Mercantile Trade Exchange in Chicago are hacked by unknown perpetrators, a federal agent (Viola Davis) proposes that the FBI work with China to find the cyber-criminals. The leader of the Chinese team, Chen Dawai, insists that convicted hacker Nick Hathaway (Chris Hemsworth) be released from prison to help with the investigation. As Nick and his comrades chase their quarry, it becomes evident that the hackers have a sinister motive for their actions.

Rating:

R (Violence|Some Language)
Genre:

Mystery & thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Michael Mann
Producer:

Thomas Tull, Michael Mann, Jon Jashni
Writer:

Morgan Davis Foehl
Release Date (Theaters):

Jan 16, 2015 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

May 12, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA):

$7.8M
Runtime:

2h 14m
Distributor:

Universal Pictures
Sound Mix:

Datasat, Dolby Digital

Cast & Crew

Chris Hemsworth

Chris Hemsworth
Nick Hathaway

Wei Tang
Chen Lien

Viola Davis
Carol Barrett

Ritchie Coster
Elias Kassar

Holt McCallany
Mark Jessup

John Ortiz
Henry Pollack

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Critic Reviews for Blackhat

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Audience Reviews for Blackhat

Oct 30, 2016

It's good... but just too slow moving.

Super Reviewer
Oct 27, 2016

Cyber thriller that relies on its style instead of an engaging plot. A much leaner, shorter film would have worked better, but Mann still knows how to film terrifying shootouts. There just aren't that many here, sadly. The locations are pretty great too, but the hacking elements just don't work as well as the conspiracy thriller parts. There are still quite a few memorable scenes here, especially thanks to the exotic locations and the charismatic leading duo, but the result could have been so much more engaging.

Super Reviewer
Oct 11, 2016

I went to watch and review this movie and it took me up to almost the end to remember that I've actually seen this movie before. That should give you a clue as to how memorable it was. Story was decent as a cyber & espionage thriller but the story just didn't fit but was almost there. It was like the saying you can't force a square peg into a round hole, well this was more like trying to fit an oval peg into a round hole. Close but ultimately it doesn't fit. Check this one out if you want to but it is pretty mediocre.

Patrick W Super Reviewer
May 20, 2016

Good luck staying awake.

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