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The topic of virtual reality and everything connected with it is quite popular in modern cinema. You can portray hackers and programmers on the movie screen within completely different genres: from science fiction to thriller.
These movie heroes were often recognized as cult films, and films that reveal the inner world and the intricacies of the work of hackers have repeatedly become laureates of the most prestigious film awards.
We present the top 10 best films about hackers and programmers who masterfully master incredible computer technologies.
10 Who am I | 2014
Among hackers, Benjamin enjoys great prestige, but in real life the guy is nothing of himself. He has a gentle nature and does not develop relationships with peers.
At some point, Benjamin meets his absolute antipode. Max is a confident and very sociable guy. In a duet, they commit several crimes in cyberspace, which subsequently cause a wide resonance in society.
Benjamin feels great joy that now there is someone in this world who will truly need him. However, the virtual manipulation of these guys will very soon lead to the fact that their real lives will be under great threat.
9. Hacking | 2000
Computer genius Kevin Mitnick is paroled from custody. With his friend, he meets with a sent FBI officer who talks about hacking the personal information of cellular subscribers, pushing the main character to break the law. Two years later, Kevin escapes from prison. He has to hide from the police and the FBI. Staying with a friend, he learns about a cybersecurity specialist, Tsutomu Shimomura, who will present the latest development that allows him to listen to other people’s conversations. After that, the protagonist decides to hack into Tsutomu’s computer and steal the files, which he succeeds with great success…
8. Snowden | 2016
Once upon a time, his cherished dream was to devote his life to honest service to his country. He trusted the official statements of the United States government and firmly believed in the fight against terrorism, which was waged by his state after the events of September XNUMXth.
At that time, none of his acquaintances could even imagine that this particular guy, Edward Snowden, would be able to carry out one of the largest revelations of our time, making public classified documents confirming the fact of the US government’s total surveillance of its citizens and citizens of other countries.
Having made public the details of this conspiracy, Snowden made huge sacrifices: he “put an end” to his career, broke up with his girlfriend, left his native country, for which he is not a hero, but a traitor …
7. Silencers | 1992
Martin Bishop leads an expert group that reviews security systems. Previously, he was a talented hacker, because of which he had a lot of trouble with the police.
At the moment, his group has to work for the government. As the story progresses, it turns out that the experts did not work for the government at all, which is why they were drawn into a very dubious story.
6. Social network | 2010
In this picture, we are talking about the creation of one of the largest social networks in the vastness of virtual space – Facebook. The amazing popularity of this network around the world has changed the life of a handful of students from Harvard, who managed to make a huge fortune in a very short period of time.
5. First player to get ready | 2018
By 2045, human civilization will again be one step away from the apocalypse. Most of the inhabitants of the planet are distracted from the harsh reality by plunging into virtual reality. The global game OASIS is becoming fashionable.
The man who created OASIS is James Halliday. He decides after his death that all his huge fortune will be left to the gamer who will be the first to find the “Easter egg” hidden by James somewhere in the vastness of the game. Almost all mankind joins this unusual competition…
4. Cyber | 2015
At the beginning of the film, the viewer observes the measured life of modern man. It may seem that nothing in the whole world can bring any dissonance into the calculated sequence of events, because human existence has become so mechanized and comfortable that it seems that nothing can disturb this well-established system.
However, it is the developments that are being carried out in the field of the latest technologies that are the main threat to the security of people inhabiting the planet. The best experts from the US and China are working together to counter the most powerful cyber attack humanity has ever faced.
3. War games | 1983
An ordinary schoolboy David, by chance, gets access to a military air defense computer system. The viewer gets acquainted with what is happening as if through the eyes of a teenager – adults here look stupid and are constantly ridiculed by him.
The action in the picture develops quite dynamically, forcing the viewer to be in constant tension.
2. Hackers | 1995
The central character of the picture loves to penetrate those depths of the virtual world that are inaccessible to ordinary users. He is a talented hacker, at one point he manages to break into the cyber protection of the Gibson computer, which is the property of the huge Ellington corporation.
A hacker who wanted to have some fun becomes an eyewitness to a large-scale scam to steal a huge amount of funds…
1. Matrix | 1999
This iconic painting depicts a reality that is nothing more than a comfortable virtual reality created by a powerful computer in order to subjugate humanity.
The physical shell of people is used by smart machines as a source of heat and electricity. Having learned the truth about this world, a hacker with the nickname Neo enters into a confrontation with a cyber aggressor…