Computer/Hacker Movies
by fahnenjoker | created - 27 Sep 2011 | updated - 21 May 2022 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. 23 (1998)
99 min | Drama, Thriller
When the orphaned Karl Koch and his friend David start breaking into government and military computers, an acquaintance senses that there is money in computer cracking - and travels to east Berlin to try to contact the KGB.
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid | Stars: August Diehl, Fabian Busch, Dieter Landuris, Jan-Gregor Kremp
Votes: 7,285
2. WarGames (1983)
PG | 114 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.
Director: John Badham | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, John Wood, Dabney Coleman
Votes: 110,700 | Gross: $79.57M
3. Sneakers (1992)
PG-13 | 126 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A security pro finds his past returning to haunt him when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item.
Director: Phil Alden Robinson | Stars: Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Sidney Poitier, Jo Marr
Votes: 62,517 | Gross: $51.43M
4. The Billion Dollar Code (2021)
TV-MA | 267 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In 1990s Berlin, an artist and a hacker invented a new way to see the world. Years later, they reunite to sue Google for patent infringement on it.
Stars: Leonard Scheicher, Marius Ahrendt, Mark Waschke, Misel Maticevic
Votes: 11,279
5. The Net (I) (1995)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When Angela Bennett, a computer programmer, stumbles upon government secrets, she finds herself on the run from an unknown enemy hell-bent on destroying her completely.
Director: Irwin Winkler | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller, Diane Baker
Votes: 73,790 | Gross: $50.73M
6. Hackers (1995)
PG-13 | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Teenage hackers discover a criminal conspiracy with plans to use a computer virus that will capsize five oil tankers.
Director: Iain Softley | Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Jesse Bradford, Matthew Lillard
Votes: 74,841 | Gross: $7.56M
7. The Social Network (2010)
PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama
As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara
Votes: 758,463 | Gross: $96.96M
8. Tron (1982)
PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.
Director: Steven Lisberger | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan
Votes: 129,241 | Gross: $33.00M
9.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
Kill Switch
(1998)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The brutal murder of a renowned computer programmer leads Mulder and Scully to investigate an artificial intelligence program loose on the Internet that has begun evolving on its own.
Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Kristin Lehman, Kate Luyben
Votes: 4,026
10.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
Ghost in the Machine
(1993)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
On Halloween, Mulder and Scully investigate the death of a corporate executive who may have been murdered by a thinking computer.
Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Jerry Hardin, Rob LaBelle
Votes: 6,410
11.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
First Person Shooter
(2000)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A murder inside the high-tech world of a virtual reality game leads Scully to battle a deadly digital character in order to save Mulder's life.
Director: Chris Carter | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Krista Allen, Jamie Galen
Votes: 3,743
12. Antitrust (2001)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.
Director: Peter Howitt | Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Tim Robbins, Rachael Leigh Cook, Claire Forlani
Votes: 30,314 | Gross: $10.97M
13. Takedown (2000)
R | 96 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
This film is based on the story of the capture of computer hacker Kevin Mitnick.
Director: Joe Chappelle | Stars: Skeet Ulrich, Russell Wong, Angela Featherstone, Donal Logue
Votes: 7,168
14. Tron: Legacy (2010)
PG | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The son of a virtual world designer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed. He meets his father's corrupted creation and a unique ally who was born inside the digital world.
Director: Joseph Kosinski | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner
Votes: 355,791 | Gross: $172.06M
15. Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Drama, History
History of Apple and Microsoft.
Director: Martyn Burke | Stars: Anthony Michael Hall, Noah Wyle, Joey Slotnick, J.G. Hertzler
Votes: 25,239
16. Freedom Downtime (2001)
Unrated | 121 min | Documentary, Adventure
A feature length documentary about the Free Kevin movement and the hacker world.
Director: Emmanuel Goldstein | Stars: Mark Abene, Ed Cummings, Robert Darlington, Emmanuel Goldstein
Votes: 945
17. Revolution OS (2001)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Comedy
While Microsoft may be the biggest software company in the world, not every computer user is a fan of their products, or their way of doing business. While Microsoft's Windows became the ... See full summary »
Director: J.T.S. Moore | Stars: Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman, Eric Raymond, Bruce Perens
Votes: 2,621 | Gross: $0.00M
18. The Code (2001)
58 min | Documentary
Finnish-made documentary about GNU/Linux, featuring some of the most influential people of the free software (FOSS) movement.
Director: Hannu Puttonen | Stars: Eric Allman, Alan Cox, Miguel de Icaza, Jon Hall
Votes: 468
19. Startup.com (2001)
R | 107 min | Documentary
Traces the birth and failure of new media company govWorks.com.
Directors: Chris Hegedus, Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, Tom Herman, Kenneth Austin, Tricia Burke
Votes: 3,460 | Gross: $1.28M
20. E-Dreams (2001)
94 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at the highs and lows of a dot com. The movie follows the founders of Kozmo.com as they raise money and file for IPO. But no one has predicted the market crash in April 2000.
Director: Wonsuk Chin | Stars: Joseph Park, Yong Kang, Thoeger Hansen, Larry Van Cassele
Votes: 292
21. Halbe Miete (2002)
92 min | Crime
An obsessed hacker escapes and hides in empty apartments after his girlfriend dies of an overdose in his apartment, but he cannot control his obsession with breaking into others' homes.
Director: Marc Ottiker | Stars: Stephan Kampwirth, Doris Schretzmayer, Natascha Bub, Alexander Beyer
Votes: 243
22. Absolut (2004)
94 min | Thriller
Anti-globalization activists Alex and Fred intend to plant a virus into the computer system of a Swiss banking corporation in order to to blackmail an international leader's summit. But ... See full summary »
Director: Romed Wyder | Stars: Vincent Bonillo, Irène Godel, François Nadin, Delphine Lanza
Votes: 167
23. Hackers Are People Too (2008 Video)
Unrated | 43 min | Documentary, Short
A portrait of the hacking community. In an effort to challenge preconceived notions and media-driven stereotypes HACKERS ARE PEOPLE TOO lets hackers speak for themselves and introduce their community to the public.
Director: Ashley Schwartau | Stars: Chris Darbro, Scott Davidson, Flea, Grey Frequency
Votes: 331
24. Hacker (2010)
79 min | Documentary
Director: Alexander Biedermann | Stars: Marcell Dietl, Marko Rogge, Reinhard Schrutzki, Steffen Wernéry
Votes: 57
25. Brandvägg (2006)
170 min | Crime, Thriller
The plot revolves around an attempt to disable all the financial systems in the Western world by idealists who believe that it will change the world and correct its imbalances, notably the poverty in Africa.
Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Marie Richardson, Lars Melin, Kerstin Andersson
Votes: 799
26. Nirvana (1997)
R | 113 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
The main character Solo in Nirvana, a computer game developed by Jimi for release in 3 days, has gained self-awareness after a virus attack. Solo wants to be deleted. Jimi wants to find his ex.
Director: Gabriele Salvatores | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Diego Abatantuono, Sergio Rubini, Stefania Rocca
Votes: 7,059
27. The KGB, the Computer and Me (1990 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
In 1986, astronomer turned computer scientist Clifford Stoll had just started working on a computer system at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory when he noticed a 75-cent discrepancy between ... See full summary »
Director: Robin Bates | Star: Clifford Stoll
Votes: 174
28. The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires (1996)
150 min | Documentary
Three part documentary series that tells the story of the birth of the personal computer, with the candid recollections of PC pioneers, like Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.
Stars: Robert X. Cringely, Steve Jobs, Douglas Adams, Bill Gates
Votes: 1,374
29. Warriors of the Net (1999)
13 min | Short
For the first time in history people and machinery are working together, realizing a dream. A uniting force that knows no geographical boundaries. Without regard to race, creed or color. A ... See full summary »
Star: Monte Reid
Votes: 94
30. In the Realm of the Hackers (2003)
55 min | Documentary
In the late 1980s two Melbourne teenage computer hackers known as Electron and Phoenix stole a restricted computer security list called 'Zardoz' and used it to break into some of the ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Anderson | Stars: Ben Anderson, Suzanne Barr, Kathy Bowlen, John Campbell
Votes: 147
31. Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade (2007)
R | 90 min | Documentary
1982's Video Game World Champions share their philosophies on joysticks, groupies and life.
Director: Lincoln Ruchti | Stars: Walter Day, Ben Gold, Steve Sanders, Kent Farries
Votes: 1,443
32. Hacking Democracy (2006)
82 min | Documentary
The film the voting machine corporations don't want you to see. HACKING DEMOCRACY follows investigator/grandmother, Bev Harris, and her citizen-activists as they set out to uncover how ... See full summary »
Directors: Simon Ardizzone, Russell Michaels | Stars: James Naughton, Bev Harris, Deanie Lowe, Harri Hursti
Votes: 1,353
33. High Score (2006)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary
Although technology continues to evolve, a group of die-hard gamers refuses to abandon the classic arcade games of yesteryear. The 80's live on for these enthusiasts, who compete against ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Mack | Stars: Bill Carlton, Robert Mruczek, Terry Nelson, Todd Rogers
Votes: 310
35. Unauthorized Access (1994)
37 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary about the early to mid 90s computer underground.
Director: Annaliza Savage | Stars: Cris Thomas, Drunkfux, Dan Farmer, Emmanuel Goldstein
Votes: 39
36. Code Rush (2000 TV Movie)
56 min | Documentary
Code Rush follows the people of Netscape Communications during an intense period in 1998, when it was all but certain that Microsoft had already won control of the Internet user's desktop. ... See full summary »
Director: David Winton | Stars: Scott Collins, Stuart Parmenter, Jamie Zawinski
Votes: 157
37. Hackers: Outlaws and Angels (2002 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary
Director: Ralph Lee | Stars: Ian Murphy, Steve Wozniak
Votes: 41
38. BBS: The Documentary (2005– )
Not Rated | 296 min | Documentary
Through eight episodes, director Jason Scott covers the 25 year history of the Dial-Up Bulletin Board System, a modem-connected computer system that let others connect to a computer over a ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Vint Cerf, Loyd Blankenship, Christian Wirth, Jack Rickard
Votes: 348
39. Every Step You Take (2007)
Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary
With an estimated four million surveillance cameras, Britain is by far the most-watched nation on earth. Every Londoner is on camera about 300 times a day. How could this come about in ... See full summary »
Director: Nino Leitner | Stars: Clive Norris, Barry Hugill, Andy Trotter, Lars Mosesson
Votes: 23
40. .hack//Roots (2006)
TV-14 | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
In 2015, CC Corporation's data-center caught on fire destroying "The World". By splicing in data from what would have been another project, CC Corp. was able to rebuild the game. In 2016, "... See full summary »
Stars: Andrew Francis, Kelly Sheridan, Michael Kopsa, Mark Acheson
Votes: 334
41. Hackers: Wizards of the Electronic Age (1985 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 26 min | Documentary
All interviews in this documentary were shot over a long weekend at a 1984 hacker conference by the Whole Earth Catalog editors Stewart Brand and Kevin Kelley in Sausalito, California. The ... See full summary »
Director: Fabrice Florin | Stars: Bill Atkinson, Bruce Baumgart, Stewart Brand, Bill Budge
Votes: 62
42. Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet (1998– )
178 min | Documentary
The development of Arpanet, the Internet and the World Wide Web from 1969 to 1998 is explored.
Stars: Robert X. Cringely, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer
Votes: 204
43. Steal This Film (2006)
Not Rated | 32 min | Documentary, Short
Steal This Film is part one of a series, documenting the movement against intellectual property produced by The League of Noble Peers and released via the BitTorrent peer-to-peer protocol.
Stars: Peter Sunde, Gottfrid Svartholm, Aaron Swartz
Votes: 486
44. Steal This Film II (2007)
44 min | Documentary, Short
Looks at historical information controls, distributed digital communication and the possible feature of information creation and sharing.
Stars: Peter Sunde, Aaron Swartz
Votes: 329
45. The Virtual Revolution (2010– )
60 min | Documentary
Virtual Revolution charts two decades of profound change since the invention of the World Wide Web, weighing up the huge benefits and the unforeseen downsides.
Stars: Aleks Krotoski, Stephen Fry, Bill Gates, Tim Berners-Lee
Votes: 148
46. Download: The True Story of the Internet (2008– )
44 min | Documentary
Star: John Heilemann
Votes: 171
47. Home Page (1998)
102 min | Documentary
The career of an Internet pioneer, Justin Hall, who was one of the first bloggers, is profiled.
Director: Doug Block | Stars: Joey Anuff, Justin Hall, Jaime Levy, Julie Peterson
Votes: 56
48. Harsh Realm (1999–2000)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Lt. Hobbes is sent into a VR wargame simulation where he is to terminate a renegade General who has taken control of the program.
Stars: Scott Bairstow, D.B. Sweeney, Terry O'Quinn, Cameron K. Smith
Votes: 1,181
49. The Lone Gunmen (2001)
45 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The X-Files' Lone Gunmen, their action-loving man-childish sidekick and patron, Jimmy Bond, and their sexy master thief frienemy, Yves, investigate crimes and conspiracies, often in a silly, comedic and over the top fashion.
Stars: Bruce Harwood, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund, Zuleikha Robinson
Votes: 5,739
50. TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard (2013)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
An intellectual freedoms documentary based around the interpersonal triumphs, and defeats of the three main characters against the largest industry in the known universe. The media industry.
Director: Simon Klose | Stars: Gottfrid Svartholm, Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Peter Althin
Votes: 13,930
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