# Hacker (2016)

> A financially desperate teenager enters the dark web and rises through identity theft and market manipulation until federal agents and a mysterious hacker collective close in.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/276327

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Akan Satayev
- Cast: Callan McAuliffe, Lorraine Nicholson, Daniel Eric Gold, Clifton Collins Jr., Zachary Bennett, Kristian Truelsen, Vlada Verevko, Genadijs Dolganovs
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3173594/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, paranoid, propulsive, late night thriller viewing, cybersecurity movie marathon

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- [Wardriver (2026)](https://ember.film/movie/853766)
- [Unfriended: Dark Web (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/348208)
- [WarGames: The Dead Code (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/8324)

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