Hackers
1995, Mystery & thriller/Drama, 1h 44m
44 Reviews 100,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Hackers has a certain stylish appeal, but its slick visuals and appealing young cast can't compensate for a clichéd and disappointingly uninspired story. Read critic reviews
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Dade Murphy, "Crash Override", "Zero Cool"
Kate Libby, "Acid Burn"
Joey Pardella
Emmanuel Goldstein, "Cereal Killer"
Paul Cook, "Lord Nikon"
Ramon Sanchez, "Phantom Phreak"
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Critic Reviews for Hackers
All Critics (44) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (30)
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Hackers isn't a very good movie, but it's a darn sight more fun than The Net.
May 3, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
After the mechanics of the thriller plot start to kick in, the film drags. And when it's time for the big cyber-showdown, we're stuck, once again, with footage of frantic typing.
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This is a movie that sums up the worst of the computer era: zapping you with techno-cliches and trapping you in constant visual crash and burn.
May 3, 2013 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review… -
The story is negligible, but it offers the same order of fun as a good rock video: the marriage of images and music.
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What's most grating about Hackers, however, is the guileless way the movie buys in to the computer-kid-as-elite-rebel mystique currently being peddled by magazines like Wired.
September 7, 2011 | Rating: D | Full Review… -
A plot thinner than an LCD monitor doesn't prevent the bombastic fun, and the young cast help it hurtle along.
January 14, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
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Hackers isn't a very good movie, but it's a darn sight more fun than The Net.
May 3, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
After the mechanics of the thriller plot start to kick in, the film drags. And when it's time for the big cyber-showdown, we're stuck, once again, with footage of frantic typing.
May 3, 2013 | Full Review… -
This is a movie that sums up the worst of the computer era: zapping you with techno-cliches and trapping you in constant visual crash and burn.
May 3, 2013 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review… -
The story is negligible, but it offers the same order of fun as a good rock video: the marriage of images and music.
May 3, 2013 | Full Review… -
One may criticise Hackers for being unreal, ridiculous or just too cheesy, but it stands as one of the most underrated gems to have come out of the 1990s. The performances are vibrant, the storytelling is kinetic and the visuals are something to behold.
December 10, 2018 | Full Review… -
Cutting-edge ideas can't quite compensate for a banal storyline.
August 25, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Hackers
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Sep 25, 2015the film is fun if goofy but it has cult status with the advanced plot of the era. the music, the actors and the villain deliver a film that isn't critic friendly but audience friendly.Brendan N Super Reviewer
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Mar 21, 2015Despite having a number of now-famous actors in it, Hackers is one of their earlier films and the acting is -- well, a hack job. Despite the bad makeup, there is nothing one can do to make a group of young twenty-somethings pass for 16 and 17 year old high school students -- nor did I see the point of setting the film in a high school. University students would have been more credible. The story is a bit stupid and it relies on an early home-PC audience not being very sophisticated in technology matters. (Some viewers may find this aspect of the film both nostalgic and hilarious -- who am I to judge?) Costumes were puzzling and distracting in their "edginess". (If that was even the goal?) The film is from 1995, but it had the 80's trash studio junk vibe. Still, it's a marginally fun movie that could be worth watching if you have nothing better to do or you're feeling too lazy to change the channel.Christian C Super Reviewer
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Aug 26, 2012Hackers is an atrocious high-tech thriller that's just one bad stereotype after another. The story follows a group of high school computer hackers that are being setup to take the fall for a terrorist attack. Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Matthew Lillard, and Fisher Stevens form the cast and give horribly cliched performances. The characters aren't likable or relatable; they're just generic stereotypes that ride around on skateboards, wear sunglasses indoors, and throw around inane techno-jargon. And the tech in this high-tech thriller is laughable bad, with the most ridiculous visual representations of hacking. While trying to glorify the world of computer hacking, Hackers actual makes a mockery of it.Dann M Super Reviewer
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Apr 20, 2012Hackers is hi-LAR-ious because of the way it portrays the Internet. The hacking duels between Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie are at once ridiculous and kinda sexy. A LOT of fun.Jennifer X Super Reviewer
Hackers Quotes
| The Plague: | There is no right and wrong. There's only fun and boring. |
| Nikon: | I have photographic memory! It's a curse! |
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