Cybersecurity movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant cybersecurity movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, tense, suspense, complex, realistic and serious films and TV shows about / with cybersecurity, hacker, hacking, surveillance, computer hacker, cybercrime, computer, conspiracy, technology and computer science plots mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres shot in USA, India, UK and other countries.
cybersecurity movies
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TOP 10 movies tagged as cybersecurity: Snowden (2016), Hacker (2016), The Fifth Estate (2013), FACE - Cyber Hanzai Tokusouhan (2017), Takedown (2000), Mr. Robot (2015), The Cache (2017), WarGames (1983), Hackers (1995), Sneakers (1992).

List of cybersecurity movies

 7.3
 172K
Snowden (2016)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, France
Duration: 134 min.
Story: CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
Style: realistic, political thriller, thought provoking, factual, inspirational ...
Audience: chick flick, family friendly
Plot: espionage, journalism, whistleblower, hacking, fighting the system, moral dilemma, internet, spying, cia, technology, cryptography, ethics ...
Time: year 2016, 20th century, year 2015, year 2009, year 2011 ...
Place: japan, russia, hawaii, america, pakistan ...
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 6.1
 12K
Hacker (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Hong Kong, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Alex, an immigrant from Ukraine comes to Canada and becomes involved with an online criminal organization called Darkweb. What starts off as a way to help his parents financially, soon becomes a personal vendetta against the entire banking system, ...
Style: thought provoking, captivating, realistic, entertaining, f word
Audience: teens
Plot: hacker, cybercrime, cybersecurity, black market, dark web, computer hacker, fighting the system, computer, hacking, identity theft, con artists, ambush ...
Place: hong kong, new york, taiwan, bangkok thailand, canada ...
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The Fifth Estate (2013)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Belgium
Duration: 128 min.
Story: A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.
Style: tense, political, stylized, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: family friendly, teens
Plot: journalism, internet, politics, whistleblower, computers and web, international relations, spy, hacking, computer hacker, hacker, biopic, journalist ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, year 2010, year 2011, 21st century
Place: europe, germany, london, afghanistan, pentagon ...
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FACE - Cyber Hanzai Tokusouhan (2017)
Genre: Crime
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Yuki Rin’s parents passed away and she has been living with her older brother Koichiro. Koichiro was an IT engineer who worked for the government until he was recruited by a vicious cyber crime group one year ago. That was when Rin’s ordinary, ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, captivating, bleak, detective ...
Plot: cybercrime, cybersecurity, treason, brother, framed for a crime, criminal, fighting crime, salvation, crime investigation, rescue, accusation, female protagonist ...
Time: 2010s
Place: tokyo
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 6.2
 7K
Takedown (2000)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 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: ironic, talky, realistic, suspenseful, cyber ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: hacker, computer hacker, hacking, computer, technology, conspiracy, internet, geek, greed, runaway, computer cracker, cybersecurity ...
Time: 90s
Place: canada, california
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 8.5
 461K
Mr. Robot (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A contemporary and culturally resonant drama about a young programmer, Elliot, who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller, realistic, bleak ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot: hacker, computer hacker, hacking, computers and web, conspiracy, psychotherapy, fighting the system, conspiracy theory, split personality, secret society, introvert, hallucination ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, indiana
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 6.1
 147
The Cache (2017)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Highly intelligent hacker Lillian joins a cybersecurity company in order to gain access to the bank where her father used to work. She discovers nothing is what it seems and it turns out she isn’t the only one pretending to be someone else. But ...
Style: psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense, dark, crime drama ...
Audience: adult
Plot: hacker, cybersecurity, deception, identity, revenge, double life, moral dilemma, industrial espionage, manipulation, cat and mouse, surveillance, vigilantism ...
Place: rotterdam netherlands
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 7.1
 120K
WarGames (1983)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: High School student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department's war computer and initiates a ...
Style: tense, cyber, futuristic, suspenseful, political ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot: cold war, hacker, computer genius, computer hacker, computer, chess, computer cracker, nuclear threat, hacking, artificial intelligence, nuclear war, computer system ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1983
Place: seattle, oregon, ussr, washington state, usa ...
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 6.2
 81K
Hackers (1995)
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 ...
Style: teen, cyber, exciting, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: teens, kids, date night, family outing
Plot: hacker, internet, cyberpunk, computer cracker, hacking, virtual reality, computer, computer hacker, programmer, secret service, high school, computer virus ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 80s, year 1988, year 1995
Place: new york, grand central station manhattan new york city, usa, seattle
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 7.1
 68K
Sneakers (1992)
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: suspenseful, exciting, entertaining, light, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hacker, conspiracy, computer, spy, mathematics, computer hacker, hacking, cryptography, caper, betrayal, mathematician, twists and turns ...
Time: 20th century, year 1992, 90s, year 1969, 60s
Place: san francisco, russia, palo alto california, bay area, canada
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 6.7
 145K
TRON (1982)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Taiwan, Japan, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: As Kevin Flynn searches for proof that he invented a hit video game, he is "digitalized" by a laser and finds himself inside The Grid, where programs suffer under the tyrannical rule of the Master Control Program. With the help of TRON, a ...
Style: surreal, visually stunning, cyber, suspenseful, fairy tale ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: virtual reality, cyberpunk, computer, artificial intelligence, cyberspace, dystopia, computer game, programmer, computer genius, motorcycle race, hacking, computer hacker ...
Time: 80s, future, year 1982, 20th century
Place: los angeles, pentagon, north america
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 6.5
 203K
Swordfish (2001)
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: sexy, exciting, entertaining, suspense, surprise ending ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: computer hacker, hostage, bank robbery, spy, hacker, terrorism, heist, hacking, surveillance, secret agent, computer, hot and sexy ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, malibu california, california, north america ...
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 7.4
 66K
Who Am I (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world's stage.
Style: surprise ending, suspenseful, exciting, psychological, entertaining ...
Plot: hacker, hacking, computer, computer hacker, cybercrime, computers and web, computer cracker, gang, plot twist, technology, split personality, magic trick ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: germany, berlin germany
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Nirvaagam Porupalla (2025)
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story: A man investigates a cybercrime ring using WhatsApp links and fake APKs to steal money, revealing a sinister web lurking beneath common tech platforms.
Style: crime thriller, tense, suspenseful, tension, grim
Audience: adult
Plot: cautionary tale, cybercrime, investigation, cybersecurity, identity theft, conspiracy, cat and mouse, suspicion, urban, ethical dilemma, dark web, moral ambiguity ...
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 6.6
 2K
Ghuspaithiya (2024)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Ghuspaithiya goes deep into the complexities of modern-day digital threats and its impact on our personal and professional lives. It also exposes the influence of social media and the challenges it poses to trust and privacy.
Style: suspense, tense, fast paced, noir
Plot: cybercrime, privacy invasion, cybersecurity, surveillance, hacking, identity theft, ethical dilemma, cat and mouse, investigation, mistrust, identity crisis, moral ambiguity ...
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 3.7
 57
Proksi (2021)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Sam, a convicted elite hacker works for the Cybersec Corporation' under Elle's supervision. His friend Aman has hacked a "data security platform" known as MYSOIL and sells the data to a criminal group known as CARRIE in Bangkok. ...
Style: crime drama, suspenseful, dark, fast paced, noir
Plot: hacking, cybersecurity, cybercrime, espionage, surveillance, manipulation, investigation, corporate conspiracy, national security, industrial espionage, corruption, moral ambiguity ...
Place: malaysia, bangkok thailand
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 7.8
 44
Hacked (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium
TV show
Story: Nilou, Malick and Adanne are best friends and seem to share everything, yet they have more faith in their smartphone - the carrier of all their personal information - than in their friendship. When they discover that their phones have been hacked, ...
Style: thrilling, psychological, captivating, suspense
Audience: teen drama
Plot: social media, stalker, best friend, teenager, cybersecurity, secrets, hacking, privacy invasion, privacy, problem, teenage life, social problems ...
Place: belgium
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 4.7
 351
Cyber Heist (2023)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A computer expert accidentally falls into the conspiracy of online financial crime and has to seize the time to participate in the struggle.
Style: tense, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, tension ...
Plot: conspiracy, money, cybercrime, cybersecurity, hacking, computer hacker, hacker, financial problem, criminal, financier, stolen money, race against time ...
Place: china, hong kong
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 6.5
 7K
Liaison (2023)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story: Two agents—and former lovers—must work together to combat international cyberattacks threatening the UK while also confronting the buried secrets of their destructive relationship.
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, twisted, tense ...
Plot: secret past, dark past, spy thriller, agent, cybersecurity, espionage, tragic past, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, political intrigue, government agent, betrayal ...
Place: london, britain
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My Daughter Is Missing (2017)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Sara, a former hacker and now an Internet security specialist, has come to Belgrade to attend a conference on cyber crime. Whilst she is there her daughter and a college friend are kidnapped by a Serbian human trafficking ring. Will Sara be able to ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, tense
Plot: kidnapping, hacker, cybersecurity, problem, child abduction, female protagonist, investigation, cybercrime, private investigation, police investigation, human trafficking, nightclub ...
Place: belgrade, serbia
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Tamil Rockerz (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
TV show
Story: Tamil Rockerz, an anonymous cyber pirates are threatening to release a highly anticipated film featuring a massively popular star. It's up to the cop Rudra to find the lawbreakers and bring them to justice.
Style: tense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, crime drama ...
Plot: cybercrime, investigation, justice, law enforcement, organized crime, cybersecurity, police investigation, criminal, fight, battles, problem, police procedural ...
Time: 2020s
Place: india
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The Italian Job (1969)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one his of friends has attempted a high risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over ...
Style: cliffhanger, entertaining, humorous, ambiguous ending, witty ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car chase, robbery, mafia, chase, gold, police, caper, heist, prison, perfect crime, rivalry, car ...
Time: year 1969, 20th century, 60s
Place: england, italy, turin italy, bolivia, europe ...
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The Conversation (1974)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired by a mysterious client's brusque aide to tail a young couple. Tracking the pair through San Francisco's Union Square, Caul and his associate Stan manage to record a cryptic conversation between them. ...
Style: neo noir, psychological thriller, psychological, cerebral, political thriller ...
Plot: surveillance, paranoia, character study, spy, conspiracy, loner, losing-it hero, loneliness, obsession, wiretap, murder, hotel ...
Time: 20th century, year 1974, 70s
Place: bay area, usa, san francisco
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 5.5
 372
Prime Risk (1985)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: While siphoning bank funds, computer-wise lovers spot a plot to sink the Federal Reserve.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, political thriller, independent film, twisted
Audience: adult
Plot: hacker, computer, cybersecurity, conspiracy theory, cybercrime, computer hacking, paranoia, female protagonist, bank robbery, investigation, cat and mouse, heist ...
Time: 80s
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 6.6
 105K
Weird Science (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, ...
Style: feel good, teen, light, cult classic, sexual ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, kids, teen drama
Plot: geek, dream girl, nerd, teenager, high school, coming of age, teenage girl, friendship, bullying, sexual fantasy, sexual attraction, nudity ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, future, 20th century
Place: chicago, illinois, usa, california
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Ghost in the Machine (1993)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Karl, a technician in a computer shop, is also the "Address Book Killer," who obtains the names of his victims from stolen address books. Terry and her son Josh come into the store to price software, and a salesman uses Terry's ...
Style: scary, slasher, suspenseful, futuristic, tech noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, hospital, technology, cyberpunk, virtual reality, computer, murder, androids and robots, cybersecurity, death, violence, internet ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place: ohio, midwest, cleveland ohio
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 5.9
 6K
One Point O (2004)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Romania, Iceland
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Paranoid computer programmer Simon wakes up to find a package in his room one day. Despite attempts at securing his apartment, the packages keep arriving. While cameras watch Simon's every move, he struggles to find the answers to the ...
Style: surreal, enigmatic, cerebral, confusing, psychological ...
Plot: cyberpunk, computer, paranoia, mind control, neighbor, technology, existentialism, hacking, investigation, life is a bitch, robot, geek ...
Time: future
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 5.8
 61K
Firewall (2006)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
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: suspense, tense, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hostage, kidnapping, robbery, rescue, family in danger, computer hacker, bank, hacking, blackmail, home invasion, bank robbery, kidnapped ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: washington state, usa, seattle
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 7.5
 80K
Disconnect (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Disconnect interweaves multiple storylines about people searching for human connection in today’s wired world. Through poignant turns that are both harrowing and touching, the stories intersect with surprising twists that expose a shocking reality ...
Style: thought provoking, depressing, suspenseful, cerebral, independent film ...
Audience: teens
Plot: multiple storylines, loneliness, couples, technology, internet, cyberspace, dishonesty, journalist, bullying, lawyer, social media, career ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: usa, new jersey
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The Imitation Game (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley ...
Style: inspirational, clever, intellectual, serious, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, family friendly, adult
Plot: world war two, mathematics, genius, inventor, inventions and discoveries, code, prodigy, code breaking, invention, mathematician, gay interest, computer ...
Time: 1940s, year 2014, 20th century, 1950s, year 1939 ...
Place: england, london, britain, idaho, los angeles ...
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