This article brings together a list of the five best hacker movies of all time. The films found there have been made over the past decade.
War Games
War Games is a film directed by John Badham, released in 1983. The main character is said to have been inspired by the story of hacker Kevin Mitnick3. In the midst of the Cold War, a young computer enthusiast, wanting to hack video games, plugs into a secret US Army computer. Believing to be in control of a virtual game, the boy unwittingly triggers the countdown to a third world war.
Hackers with Angelina Jolie
Hackers is an American film directed by Iain Softley, released in 1995.
In 1988, Dade Murphy, broke 1 Wall Street computers and the courts forbade him to approach a keyboard before he was 507 years old.
A few years later, he and his friends discover that a very dangerous virus is spreading throughout the network. They will try to stop its extension.
The Pirates of Silicon Valley
It is an American TV movie by Martyn Burke made in 1999.
Pirates of Silicon Valley stages the rivalry between Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and Bill Gates, founder of the Microsoft company, at the start of the computer age.
Antitrust
An open source favorite, Antitrust is a film directed by Peter Howitt, released in 2001. Antitrust features young true computer geniuses, idealists and a large company that attracts talented programmers with large salaries and a pleasant, supportive work environment. creativity.
Ghost in the Shell
The only animated film to make the list, this film is directed by Mamoru Oshii released in 1995. The film takes place in a cyberpunk universe located in the near future, and relates the investigation led by two cyborgs, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Batou, in search of a mysterious hacker.