Summary
Kevin Mitnick is quite possibly the best hacker in the world. Hunting for more and more information, seeking more and more cyber-trophies every day, he constantly looks for bigger challenges. When he breaks into the computer of a security expert and an ex-hacker, he finds one - and much more than that...
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 61
IMDb6.2
Audience score59%
Running time
1 h 32 min
Shorter than most thrillers, −12 min on the typical 104
typical 10492Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 4 countries
Released
2000
March 15, 2000
26 years ago
Genre
ThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanItalianMade in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
23 of 23
Skeet UlrichKevin Mitnick
Angela FeatherstoneJulia
Donal LogueAlex Lowe
Russell WongTsutomu Shimomura
Christopher McDonaldMitch Gibson
Tom BerengerMcCoy Rollins
Jeremy SistoLance 'Icebreaker' Petersen
Amanda PeetKaren
Cara BuonoChristina Painter
Ethan SupleeDan Bradley
Ned BellamyTom Fiori
J.C. QuinnSgt. Tom Janks- SMSara MelsonRachel
Dorit SauerShelley
Mark JoyCommittee Chairman
Scott CooperJake Cronin- DLDavid LenthallMike Lechy
Tim ParatiChris Munson- SRSam RobisonJoel
Michael BurgessSecurity Officer
Cara StonerJane
Scott SimpsonQuinn
Master PBrad
Directing · 1
- Joe Chappelle Director
Writing · 6
- David Newman Screenplay
- Leslie Newman Screenplay
- Howard A. Rodman Screenplay
- John Danza Screenplay
- John Markoff Book
- Tsutomu Shimomura Book, Co-Executive Producer
Production · 13
- Harvey Weinstein Executive Producer
- Bob Weinstein Executive Producer
- Danny Dimbort Executive Producer
- Avi Lerner Executive Producer
- Andrew Rona Executive Producer
- John Thompson Producer
Camera · 1
- Dermott Downs Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Joe Rabig Editor
Sound · 1
- Chris Holmes Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Jon Gary Steele Production Design
- Tessa Posnansky Set Decoration
- Dawn Serody Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Terry Dresbach Costume Design
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