Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- paranoid
- urgent
- action movie night
- thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an uninspired and formulaic techno-heist weakened by improbable twists and a rote central performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jack Stanfield's professional role protecting a bank's computer systems becomes the means by which criminals blackmail him.
Jack is compelled to rob the bank because Bill Cox kidnaps Beth, Sarah, and Andy.
The central premise requires a bank security specialist to exploit the institution he protects.
Hacking, banking technology, blackmail, and the firewall itself define the film's contemporary crime-world atmosphere.
Films like Firewall, and why
The Net
Shares the techno-thriller premise of an ordinary professional coerced into criminal action while protecting family from an organized threat.
Hostage
Combines domestic hostage peril, cybercrime, and a protagonist forced to use specialized technical knowledge against powerful criminals.
Panic Room
Features a family-centered action thriller structure in which a resourceful protagonist confronts criminals through escalating physical and technological danger.
Movie Details
- Director
- Richard Loncraine
- Release Date
- 2006-02-08
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (1065)
Cast
- Harrison Ford
- Paul Bettany
- Virginia Madsen
- Carly Schroeder
- Jimmy Bennett
- Mary Lynn Rajskub
- Robert Patrick
- Robert Forster
- Alan Arkin
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Firewall about?
- A bank security expert must turn his own technological defenses against his employers when criminals hold his family hostage.
- What is Firewall like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Firewall as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Firewall violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Firewall as moderate.
- What did critics think of Firewall?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an uninspired and formulaic techno-heist weakened by improbable twists and a rote central performance.
- Which films are like Firewall?
- Films with a similar feel include The Net, Hostage, and Panic Room.
- How long is Firewall?
- Firewall runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Firewall?
- In United States, Firewall streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
