# Swordfish (2001)

> A desperate ex-con hacker is forced into a billion-dollar government heist by a suave counter-terrorist whose mission turns criminal vengeance into explosive spectacle.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4875

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Dominic Sena
- Cast: John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Vinnie Jones, Sam Shepard, Drea de Matteo, Rudolf Martin
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244244/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: propulsive, glossy, heightened, action movie night, early 2000s nostalgia

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- [Chaos (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/3004)
- [Gamer (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/11140)
- [Hackers (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/5515)
- [Firewall (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/4914)
- [The Italian Job (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/4828)
- [Echelon Conspiracy (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/9876)
- [Blackhat (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/117576)

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