Movies About Hacking

Cyberspace Outlaws: 5 Movies About Hacking

October 6, 2010

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The Matrix

Thomas (Keanu Reeves) is a computer programmer by day and Neo — a badass computer hacker — by night. In short, he meets some legendary hackers, takes the red pill, becomes "the One," and aids in a rebellion to free humans from a life of slavery.

The Matrix continues to be one of the best sci-fi films ever made, and while it goes way beyond hacking, breaking into computer systems is central to the plot. The film also has street cred. In The Matrix Reloaded, Trinity (Carrie Moss) runs Nmap, a free open source hacking tool.

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by Michele Foley 1

The Matrix

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1 Comment

missu2 2 years 32 weeks

You forgot the movie Swordfish with Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry and John Travolta. That movie is just as much about Hackers that the Matrix was about hacking. Or a better movie if you don't agree would be Live Free or Die Hard with Justin Long.