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
34 profiled raters. Loved most by The Genre Devotees; disliked most by The Formalists.
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Cast
- John TravoltaGabriel
- Hugh JackmanStanley
- Halle BerryGinger
- Don CheadleRoberts
- Vinnie JonesMarco
- Sam ShepardSenator Reisman
- Drea de MatteoMelissa
- Rudolf MartinAxl Torvalds
- Zach GrenierA.D. Joy
- Camryn GrimesHolly
Crew
- Dominic SenaDirector
- Skip WoodsWriter
- Paul CameronDirector of Photography
- Christopher YoungOriginal Music Composer
- Paul OakenfoldOriginal Music Composer
- Stephen E. RivkinEditor
- Joel SilverProducer
- Paul WinzeProducer
- Jonathan D. KraneProducer
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