Computer Threat Thriller movies

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Tense Claustrophobic Brutal Procedural Clinical

Overview

When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Gambling debt, Corrupt policing, Power versus vulnerability, Experimentation and control, Underground crime networks

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Tense Steady Dry Deliberate Clinical

Overview

Already deep into a second Cold War, Britain’s Ministry of Defense seeks a game-changing weapon. Programmer Vincent McCarthy unwittingly provides an answer in The Machine, a super-strong human cyborg. When a programming bug causes the prototype to decimate his lab, McCarthy takes his obsessive efforts underground, far away from inquisitive eyes.

Themes

Humanity vs machine, Autonomy of artificial minds, Ethics of military tech, Creator responsibility and control, Governance of self-aware androids

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Claustrophobic Relentless Fast-paced Intense Cynical

Overview

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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Tense Clinical Relentless Fast-paced Minimalist

Overview

It's been 10 years since John Connor saved Earth from Judgment Day, and he's now living under the radar, steering clear of using anything Skynet can trace. That is, until he encounters T-X, a robotic assassin ordered to finish what T-1000 started. Good thing Connor's former nemesis, the Terminator, is back to aid the now-adult Connor … just like he promised.

Themes

Dystopian warfare ethics, Man versus machine, Preemption vs autonomy, Trust in technology, Ai existential threat, Protective sacrifice

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Claustrophobic Procedural Eerie Fast-paced Stylish

Overview

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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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Clinical Relentless

Overview

Soon after getting a new phone, a woman notices strange things starting to happen. When she investigates, she discovers that everyone who has had her phone number before her has died suddenly and mysteriously.

Themes

Trust and betrayal dynamics, Power dynamics and coercion, Deception under scrutiny, Public image and integrity, Moral hazard in relationships, Consequences of dishonesty

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Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric Clinical Relentless

Overview

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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