Movies like Hackers
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Hackers (1995)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, entertaining, sexy, ridiculous, funny, light, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, date night
Plot:
hacker, cyberpunk, computer, hacking, computer cracker, internet, high school, secret service, programmer, computer virus, frame up, rivalry, nerd, youth, mind game, young heroes, friends, lifestyle, dishonesty, apocalypse, virtual reality, conspiracy, geek, computers and web, technology ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century, year 1988, year 1995, 1990s
Place:
new york, grand central station manhattan new york city, usa, seattle, seattle washington
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Most similar movies to Hackers
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, sexy and exciting films with plots about chase, catastrophe, mentor, dialogue, twists and turns, destiny and betrayal mostly in Thriller, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like Hackers: The Net (1995), Sneakers (1992), Nerve (2016), Swordfish (2001), Antitrust (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Angela Bennett is a freelance software engineer who lives in a world of computer technology. When a cyber friend asks Bennett to debug a new game, she inadvertently becomes involved in a conspiracy that will soon turn her life upside down. While on ...
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exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
hacker, computer, programmer, suspense, computer cracker, conspiracy, identity theft, espionage, woman in danger, technology, spy, stolen identity ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
san francisco, washington d.c., los angeles, usa, california ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his ...
Style:
humorous, suspenseful, exciting, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hacker, computer, spy, conspiracy, surveillance, mathematics, betrayal, hacking, manipulation, mathematician, computer cracker, cyberpunk ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 90s, year 1969
Place:
canada, russia, san francisco
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100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Industrious high school senior, Vee Delmonico, has had it with living life on the sidelines. When pressured by friends to join the popular online game Nerve, Vee decides to sign up for just one dare in what seems like harmless fun. But as she finds ...
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exciting, romantic, tricky, intense, entertaining ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
teenager, suspense, game, internet, rivalry, hacker, technology, heroine, hacking, moral dilemma, race against time, teenage boy ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
new york, seattle
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100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. ...
Style:
exciting, sexy, entertaining, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
hacker, spy, computer hacker, heist, bank robbery, computer, suspense, terrorism, twists and turns, hot and sexy, hostage, master criminal ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, monte carlo, california, malibu california ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
suspenseful, twist ending, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hacker, programmer, computer, conspiracy, murder, business, technology, betrayal, uncover truth, dishonesty, hacking, manipulation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
california, usa, portland oregon
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100%
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Movies like Mr. & Mrs. Smith
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A man is released from prison to help American and Chinese authorities pursue a mysterious cyber criminal. The dangerous search leads them from Chicago to Hong Kong.
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exciting, serious, suspenseful, intense, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hacker, computer, terrorist, terrorism, espionage, suspense, cybercrime, hacking, geek, terrorist plot, spy, chase ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, los angeles, china, malaysia, chicago illinois ...
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A nerdy teen, Ryan Woodman is smitten with the popular and gorgeous Ashley Grant, who apparently has no interest in him. Meanwhile, dim star athlete Chris Campbell has his eye on Ryan's brainy and beautiful friend, Maggie Carter. The two agree ...
Style:
humorous, romantic, feel good, semi serious, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
teenage love, high school life, high school, teenager, friendship, couples, teenage life, fall in love, school, love and romance, youth, lifestyle ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
new jersey
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100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A data courier, literally carrying a data package inside his head, must deliver it before he dies from the burden or is killed by the Yakuza. In a dystopian 2021, Johnny (Keanu Reeves) is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to ...
Style:
futuristic, stylized, suspenseful, bleak, cyber ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, virtual reality, hacker, future dystopia, cyborgs, heroic mission, hacking, computers and web, distopia, computer, computer cracker, cyberspace ...
Time:
future, near future, 2000s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
canada, japan, beijing china
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100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Kevin Mitnick is quite possibly the best hacker in the world. Hunting for more and more information, seeking more and more cyber-trophies every day, he constantly looks for bigger challenges. When he breaks into the computer of a security expert and ...
Style:
talky, ironic, realistic, suspenseful, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
hacker, computer, conspiracy, hacking, greed, internet, life philosophy, runaway, secrets, mentor, nerd, mind game ...
Time:
90s
Place:
canada, california
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Stripped of his medical license after performing an operation while high on amphetamines, famed LA surgeon Dr Eugene Sands abandons his former life only to find himself crossing paths with Raymond Blossom, an infamous counterfeiter. Employed as a ...
Style:
psychological, intense, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fbi, gangsters, drug addiction, murder, betrayal, haunted by the past, undercover, heist, mind game, dishonesty, love triangle, working undercover ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Films like Focus
Genre: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints fake Rembrandt picture for $500,000. The girl he meets and gets into bed with in Paris, Marieke, turns out to be an arts expert Harry's clients are using to check the counterfeit picture he painted.
Style:
tense, intense, enigmatic, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
forgery, art, suspense, betrayal, artist, secrets, twists and turns, lone hero, police investigation, frame up, female nudity, nude model ...
Time:
90s
Place:
france, london, new york, paris france, europe ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.
Style:
sexy, tense, intense, romantic, rough ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
marijuana, drug cartel, twists and turns, gangsters, kidnapping, rescue, drug dealing, violence, friendship, woman in danger, love triangle, polyamory ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, southern california, los angeles, usa, tijuana mexico ...
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100%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Ben Cronin has it all: the admiration of his many friends, a terrific girlfriend, and he's on the fast-track to an athletic scholarship. Ben's rock-solid, promising future and romance are turned upside-down with the arrival of Madison ...
Style:
suspenseful, sexy, psychological, erotic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
obsession, stalker, stalking, obsessive love, dangerous attraction, fatal attraction, teenager, betrayal, female psychopath, suspense, swimming, sexual obsession ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new jersey, new york
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23%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Six high school seniors decide to break into the Princeton Testing Center so they can steal the answers to their upcoming SAT tests and all get perfect scores.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, semi serious, realistic, light ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot:
high school, teenager, heist, coming of age, school, teenage life, slacker, friendship, cheerleading, partners, friends, breaking and entering ...
Time:
future, 2000s
Place:
new jersey
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22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Karen McCoy is released from prison with nothing but the clothes on her back. Before being incarcerated Karen was the bank robber of her time, but now she wishes for nothing more than to settle down and start a new life. Unfortunately between a ...
Style:
entertaining, suspenseful, sexy, exciting, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
betrayal, chase, bank robbery, hostage, heist, dishonesty, destiny, runaway, kidnapping, culture clash, robbery, redemption ...
Time:
90s
Place:
london, new jersey, atlanta georgia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip's life, former car thief Randall "Memphis" Raines enlists help from a few "boost happy" pals to accomplish a seemingly ...
Style:
intense, exciting, entertaining, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
heist, car chase, chase, car, race against time, car thief, master criminal, suspense, blackmail, betrayal, car theft, caper ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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22%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Mysterious cell phone messages promise a young American engineer untold wealth - then make him the target of a deadly international plot. Dangerous security operatives chase the engineer across the globe, while a powerful government official pursues ...
Style:
clever, tense, captivating, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
surveillance, chase, twists and turns, spy, computer, a.i., computer system, technology gone awry, computers and web, government agency, on the run, conspiracy ...
Time:
future
Place:
usa, russia, las vegas, washington d.c., czech republic ...
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22%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.
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exciting, suspenseful, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night
Plot:
conspiracy, frame up, suspense, fbi, chase, disaster, cia, secrets, conspiracy theory, protagonist as suspect, uncover truth, technology ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, chicago illinois, wisconsin, langley virginia, san francisco
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22%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Luke's exultance at being selected for The Skulls (a secret society bred within the walls of a prominent Ivy League Campus) is soon overshadowed when he realises that all is 'not well in Wonderland'. For The Skulls is a breeding ...
Style:
exciting, psychological, suspenseful, tense, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
college, secret society, conspiracy, betrayal, murder, suspense, manipulation, uncover truth, friendship, investigation, social differences, society ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, connecticut, harvard university, yale university
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22%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, India, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An entry-level employee at a powerful corporation finds himself occupying a corner office, but at a dangerous price: he must spy on his boss's old mentor to secure for him a multi-billion dollar advantage.
Style:
suspenseful, sexy, entertaining, exciting, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
spy, paranoia, suspense, workplace, betrayal, deception, undercover, rivalry, escape, mind game, uninhibited rivalry, revenge ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Movies like Step Up
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
State-of-the-art security system creator, Jack Stanfield has cemented his reputation as a man who's thought of everything. But when a criminal finds a way into Jack's personal life, everything Jack holds dear is suddenly at stake.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, exciting, serious, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, suspense, rescue, family in danger, robbery, blackmail, computer, hostage, heist, surveillance, bank robbery, hacking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington state, usa, seattle
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21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, intense, serious, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
chase, murder, suspense, fighting crime, revenge, crime boss, death of partner, investigation, swamp, fall in love, love triangle, death ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, chicago illinois, san francisco, usa
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21%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, USA, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Mike Regan is a successful, self-made man who has it all: a gorgeous wife, a beautiful teenage daughter and a sleek, state-of-the-art “smart home”. But he soon finds himself in a deadly, high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse when his I.T. ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, intense, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
surveillance, internet, suspense, hacker, twists and turns, home invasion, revenge, hacking, technology, spy, business, manipulation ...
Place:
ireland, new york
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21%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Nelson Crowe is a CIA operative under the thumb of the Company for a disputed delivery of $50,000 in gold. They blackmail him into working for the Grimes Organization, which is set up as a private company for hire, to blackmail prominent ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, clever, erotic, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, cons and scams, manipulation, blackmail, judge, uncover truth, black man white woman relationship, protagonist as suspect, rivalry, femme fatale, undercover, police corruption ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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21%
Genre: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.
Style:
witty, romantic, sexy, surprise ending, entertaining ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
heist, twists and turns, stolen painting, museum, art theft, art, famous painting, art thief, art collector, psychiatrist, businessman, love ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jobe is resuscitated by Jonathan Walker. He wants Jobe to create a special computer chip that would connect all the computers in the world into one network, which Walker would control and use. But what Walker doesn't realize is a group of ...
Style:
futuristic, bad ending, melancholic, psychological, road movie ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
computer, cyberpunk, virtual reality, revenge, technology, hacker, androids and robots, cyborgs, prodigy, chase, sword fight, surveillance ...
Time:
future, 80s, 2040s
Place:
los angeles, las vegas
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21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
John Netherwood and his wife Leann are fugitives who are both wanted for murder. They have a young daughter named Janie and they want her back.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, bad ending, intense, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
adoption, children, family relations, wanted, custody, parents and children, haunted by the past, rivalry, fugitives, criminal heroes, obsession, suspense ...
Time:
90s
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21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A fearless cop is taking on a ruthless crimelord. He knew the risks. He just didn't know how far he would have to go.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, suspenseful, rough, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
gangsters, gang, adaptation, friendship, undercover, twists and turns, mentor, transformation, brutality, betrayal, police detective, chase ...
Time:
90s, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, while Nick is a high-profile detective trying to take down a Mexican drug lord named Carlos. Soon ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, atmospheric, neo noir ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
love triangle, organized crime, betrayal, surveillance, drug dealer, drugs, suspense, corruption, friendship, crime boss, gangsters, love ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Sarah Taylor, a police psychologist, meets a mysterious and seductive young man, Tony Ramirez, and falls in love with him. As a cause of this relationship, she changes her personality when she begins to receive anonymous telephone calls.
Style:
erotic, sexy, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, sex scene, obsession, split personality, love, erotica, sexuality, woman in danger, stalking, dangerous attraction, sexual tension, fatal attraction ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, puerto rico, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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