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Computer Threat Thriller movies

Modern tech suspense: hacking, surveillance, data blackmail, identity compromise, and digital cat-and-mouse.

Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe — with the world's governments and a mysterious ghost from Hunt's past on their trail. Joined by new allies and armed with the means to shut the Entity down for good, Hunt is in a race against time to prevent the world as we know it from changing forever.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Deception and loyalty, Race against time, Ai governance and control, Information warfare ethics, Global security stakes

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The Artifice Girl

2. The Artifice Girl

Science Fiction Thriller Mystery AI Sci-Fi Computer Threat Thriller
6.6

20231h 33min

United States

Director: Franklin Ritch

A team of special agents discovers a revolutionary new computer program to bait and trap online predators. After teaming up with the program's troubled developer, they soon find that the AI is rapidly advancing beyond its original purpose.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Ai autonomy and agency, Ethics of baiting predators, Free will vs control, Human android relationships, Surveillance justice and accountability

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Who Am I

3. Who Am I

Thriller Computer Threat Thriller
7.4

20141h 45min

Germany

Director: Baran bo Odar

Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world's stage.

Themes

Deception and masks, Group loyalty under pressure, Law enforcement pressure, Anonymity vs exposure, Social engineering as leverage

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Live Free or Die Hard

4. Live Free or Die Hard

Action Thriller One-Person Army Computer Threat Thriller
7.1

20072h 8min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Len Wiseman

John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure.

Themes

Cyberwarfare vulnerability, Infrastructure under attack, Media manipulation risk, Federal response challenges

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Cypher

5. Cypher

Thriller Science Fiction Computer Threat Thriller Cyberpunk
6.7

20021h 36min

United States

Director: Vincenzo Natali

An unsuspecting, disenchanted man finds himself working as a spy in the dangerous, high-stakes world of corporate espionage. Quickly getting way over-his-head, he teams up with a mysterious femme fatale.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Power relations in industry, Identity manipulation, Double agent dynamics, Memory instability, Corporate espionage ethics

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Swordfish

6. Swordfish

Action Crime Thriller Heist Computer Threat Thriller
6.5

20011h 39min

United States

Director: Dominic Sena

Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.

Themes

Deception and misdirection, Loyalty under pressure, Trust and betrayal, Money as motive, Alliance and duplicity, Risk under constraint

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