
A young boy is arrested by the U.S. Secret Service for writing a computer virus and is banned from using a computer until his 18th birthday. Years later, he and his new-found friends discover a plot to unleash a dangerous computer virus, 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.... (Full plot summary below)
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A young boy is arrested by the U.S. Secret Service for writing a computer virus and is banned from using a computer until his 18th birthday. Years later, he and his new-found friends discover a plot to unleash a dangerous computer virus, 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.
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| USA TodayMike ClarkWithout being any sort of miracle, this is an engaging and lively exploitation fantasy-thriller about computer hackers, anarchistic in spirit, that succeeds at just about everything "The Net" failed to--especially in representing computer operations with some visual flair. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertJolie, the daughter of Jon Voight, and Miller, a British newcomer, bring a particular quality to their performances that is convincing and engaging. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumWithout being any sort of miracle, this engaging and lively exploitation fantasy-thriller about computer hackers, anarchistic in spirit, succeeds at just about everything The Net failed to. |
| New YorkerBruce DionesThe story is negligible, but it offers the same order of fun as a good rock video: the marriage of images and music. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonCutting-edge ideas can't quite compensate for a banal storyline. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaHackers isn't a very good movie, but it's a darn sight more fun than The Net. |
| Empire MagazineCaroline WestbrookA plot thinner than an LCD monitor doesn't prevent the bombastic fun, and the young cast help it hurtle along. |
| StarburstRyan PollardOne 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. |
| SPLICEDWireRob BlackwelderHackers looks and sounds like an Intel Inside commercial produced by MTV. |
| The New York TimesElvis MitchellA lot of attention has gone into the film's video games, computer imagery and costumes, to the point where simply watching these artifacts is half the fun...But eventually Hackers turns tedious, perhaps not realizing that an audience can get tired of the same old equations floating in cyberspace. |