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Great movies for programmers

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  • Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy in WarGames (1983)

    1. WarGames

    19831h 54mPG77Metascore
    7.1 (117K)
    A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.
    DirectorJohn BadhamStarsMatthew BroderickAlly SheedyJohn Wood
  • Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller in Hackers (1995)

    2. Hackers

    19951h 45mPG-1346Metascore
    6.2 (78K)
    Teenage hackers discover a criminal conspiracy with plans to use a computer virus that will capsize five oil tankers.
    DirectorIain SoftleyStarsJonny Lee MillerAngelina JolieJesse Bradford
  • Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, and Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

    3. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

    19861h 59mPG71Metascore
    7.3 (94K)
    To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales.
    DirectorLeonard NimoyStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest Kelley
  • Anthony Michael Hall and Noah Wyle in Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)

    4. Pirates of Silicon Valley

    19991h 35mNot RatedTV Movie
    7.2 (26K)
    History of Apple and Microsoft.
    DirectorMartyn BurkeStarsAnthony Michael HallNoah WyleJoey Slotnick
  • The Net (1995)

    5. The Net

    19951h 54mPG-1351Metascore
    6.0 (77K)
    When Angela Bennett, a computer programmer, stumbles upon government secrets, she finds herself on the run from an unknown enemy hell-bent on destroying her completely.
    DirectorIrwin WinklerStarsSandra BullockJeremy NorthamDennis Miller
  • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)

    6. Mission: Impossible

    19961h 50mPG-1359Metascore
    7.2 (490K)
    An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsTom CruiseJon VoightEmmanuelle Béart
  • Pierce Brosnan, Famke Janssen, and Izabella Scorupco in GoldenEye (1995)

    7. GoldenEye

    19952h 10mPG-1365Metascore
    7.2 (277K)
    When a powerful secret defense system is stolen, James Bond is assigned to stop a Russian crime syndicate from using it.
    DirectorMartin CampbellStarsPierce BrosnanSean BeanIzabella Scorupco
  • Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson in Person of Interest (2011)

    8. Person of Interest

    2011–2016103 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.5 (198K)
    An off-the-grid and presumed-dead former CIA agent, John Reese, is hired by a mysterious tech billionaire software genius, Harold Finch, to prevent violent crimes before they happen in New York City via an advanced surveillance software.
    CreatorJonathan NolanStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin Chapman
  • Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)

    9. The Social Network

    20102hPG-1395Metascore
    7.8 (790K)
    As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsJesse EisenbergAndrew GarfieldJustin Timberlake
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    10. Office Space

    19991h 29mR68Metascore
    7.6 (299K)
    Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss.
    DirectorMike JudgeStarsRon LivingstonJennifer AnistonDavid Herman
  • Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix, Robert Redford, David Strathairn, Mary McDonnell, and Sidney Poitier in Sneakers (1992)

    11. Sneakers

    19922h 6mPG-1365Metascore
    7.1 (65K)
    A security pro finds his past returning to haunt him when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item.
    DirectorPhil Alden RobinsonStarsRobert RedfordDan AykroydSidney Poitier
  • Tron (1982)

    12. Tron

    19821h 36mPG58Metascore
    6.7 (134K)
    A computer hacker is abducted into a digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.
    DirectorSteven LisbergerStarsJeff BridgesBruce BoxleitnerDavid Warner
  • Ghost in the Shell (1995)

    13. Ghost in the Shell

    19951h 23mTV-MA76Metascore
    7.9 (165K)
    A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.
    DirectorMamoru OshiiStarsAtsuko TanakaIemasa KayumiAkio Ôtsuka
  • 23 (1998)

    14. 23

    19981h 39m
    7.2 (7.6K)
    When the orphaned Karl Koch and his friend David start breaking into government and military computers, an acquaintance senses that there is money in computer cracking - and travels to east Berlin to try to contact the KGB.
    DirectorHans-Christian SchmidStarsAugust DiehlFabian BuschDieter Landuris
  • Skeet Ulrich, Tom Berenger, and Russell Wong in Takedown (2000)

    15. Takedown

    20001h 36mR
    6.2 (7.3K)
    This film is based on the story of the capture of computer hacker Kevin Mitnick.
    DirectorJoe ChappelleStarsSkeet UlrichRussell WongAngela Featherstone
  • Revolution OS (2001)

    16. Revolution OS

    20011h 25mNot Rated46Metascore
    7.2 (2.7K)
    While Microsoft may be the biggest software company in the world, not every computer user is a fan of their products, or their way of doing business. While Microsoft's Windows became the most widely used operating system for personal computers in the world, many experts took issue with Microsoft's strict policies regarding licensing, ownership, distribution, and alteration of their software. The objections of many high-profile technology experts, most notably Richard Stallman, led to what has become known as "the Open Source Movement," which is centered on the belief that computer software should be free both in the economic and intellectual senses of the word. Eventually, one of Stallman's admirers, Linus Torvalds, created a new operating system called Linux, a freely distributed software which many programmers consider to be markedly superior to Windows. Revolution OS is a documentary that examines the genesis of the Open Source Movement, and explores and explains the technical and intellectual issues involved in a manner understandable to computer aficionados and non-techheads alike.
    DirectorJ.T.S. MooreStarsLinus TorvaldsRichard StallmanEric Raymond
  • Ryan Phillippe, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Claire Forlani in Antitrust (2001)

    17. Antitrust

    20011h 48mPG-1331Metascore
    6.1 (31K)
    A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.
    DirectorPeter HowittStarsRyan PhillippeTim RobbinsRachael Leigh Cook
  • John Travolta, Don Cheadle, Halle Berry, and Hugh Jackman in Swordfish (2001)

    18. Swordfish

    20011h 39mR32Metascore
    6.5 (200K)
    A covert counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell led by Gabriel Shear wants the money to help finance their war against international terrorism, but it's all locked away. Gabriel brings in convicted hacker Stanley Jobson to help him.
    DirectorDominic SenaStarsJohn TravoltaHugh JackmanHalle Berry
  • Eri Kitamura, Leah Clark, Tia Lynn Ballard, Michelle Rojas, Megumi Yamaguchi, Jill Harris, Bryn Apprill, Megan Shipman, Kristen McGuire, Chitose Morinaga, Madoka Asahina, and Ayumi Takeo in New Game! (2016)

    19. New Game!

    2016–201725 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.2 (1K)
    Daily office lives of Aoba and her colleagues at the game development studio Eagle Jump.
    StarsYûki TakadaYôko HikasaAi Kayano
  • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)

    20. The Matrix

    19992h 16mR73Metascore
    8.7 (2.2M)
    When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
    DirectorsLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne Moss
  • Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game (2014)

    21. The Imitation Game

    20141h 54mPG-1371Metascore
    8.0 (853K)
    During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.
    DirectorMorten TyldumStarsBenedict CumberbatchKeira KnightleyMatthew Goode
  • Cas Anvar, Vera Farmiga, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jeffrey Wright, Michelle Monaghan, and Michael Arden in Source Code (2011)

    22. Source Code

    20111h 33mPG-1374Metascore
    7.5 (568K)
    A soldier wakes up in someone else's body and discovers he's part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train within 8 minutes.
    DirectorDuncan JonesStarsJake GyllenhaalMichelle MonaghanVera Farmiga
  • Nyai: A Woman from Java (2016)

    23. Nyai: A Woman from Java

    20161h 30m
    9.0 (60)
    Set in the Dutch colonial period in 1927, story of a woman who lives with her Dutch husband. One day, the woman named Nyai begins to realize that she is living like a prisoner.
    DirectorGarin NugrohoStarsAnnisa HertamiRudy CorenzCahwati Sugiarto
  • Sharman Joshi, Aamir Khan, and Madhavan in 3 Idiots (2009)

    24. 3 Idiots

    20092h 50mPG-1367Metascore
    8.4 (458K)
    Two friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".
    DirectorRajkumar HiraniStarsAamir KhanMadhavanMona Singh
  • Startup.com (2001)

    25. Startup.com

    20011h 47mR75Metascore
    7.1 (3.5K)
    Traces the birth and failure of new media company govWorks.com.
    DirectorsChris HegedusJehane NoujaimStarsKaleil Isaza TuzmanTom HermanKenneth Austin

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