Film

Swordfish 2001

Directed by Dominic Sena

  • Action, Crime, Thriller
  • 99 min
  • R

Log on. Hack in. Go anywhere. Steal everything.

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. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.

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Character

Unpretentious, plot-driven, relentless and classical in form.

  • unpretentiousprestige
  • character-ledplot-driven
  • contemplativerelentless
  • classical in formformally daring
  • earnestironic

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 3The Genre Devotee: disliked by 13 / 1The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 1The Prestige Hunter: disliked by 21 / 2The FormalistThe Formalist: disliked by 30 / 3The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 22The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 1The Comfort Seeker: disliked by 11 / 1The CartographerThe Cartographer: disliked by 20 / 2The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 11The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 11loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

34 profiled raters. Loved most by The Genre Devotees; disliked most by The Formalists.

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