# Firewall (2006)

> A bank security expert must turn his own technological defenses against his employers when criminals hold his family hostage.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4914

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Richard Loncraine
- Cast: Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Virginia Madsen, Carly Schroeder, Jimmy Bennett, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Robert Patrick, Robert Forster
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408345/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, paranoid, urgent, action movie night, thriller marathon

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