Five Best and Most Realistic Movies That Taking Hacker Theme

Computer network hacker and hacking are themes that often used by Hollywood. But which are the best and realistic movies that took on hacker scene? Here’s the list.

1. Blackhat

Blackhat is not a profitable movie. Faced with American Sniper, who then became a tremendous success, the movie has a big loss at the box office. In fact this is not a bad movie. Blackhat is directed by Michael Mann. This is a pretty cool action movie to be enjoyed; especially because of the Chris Hemsworth is the main star in this movie.

Do not miss the hacker within this movie. There are some who argue that Blackhat is the most realistic in presenting hacking, an argument presented by Wired.com. One scene that epitomized is not even uses the computer at all. Chris Hemsworth partner is just trapping an officer for plugging a USB drive to the computer.

But at the end, not all computers are actually linked into large network. Professional hackers within the movie do not thick just have to squeeze the computer keyboard in the protection of the dark room and away from the target. They sometimes also require an infiltrator who could be physically close to the target.

USB drive approach is rated by Parisa Tarbiz, the Google Chrome security team leader, as something that could happen. You who ever have a computer with a lot of computer viruses because of a USB that has ever used plugged in a public computer are probably also aware of it.

2. Sneakers

Sneakers is a movie title that released in 1992, long before computer becomes sophisticated like now. You who were born after 2000 can only imagine how the computer sophistication at that era from the movie. But still, if you're trying to find movie recommendations about hackers, Sneakers is usually on the list.

Sneakers is a favorite movie that the scenes are inspired by the famous hacker Kevin Mitnick. Just like BlackHat, the hackers’ scenes at Sneakers are not always showing they are using computer, but also physical activity and communication to gain access to the target of hacking. They even had to rummaging through garbage to find documents that could help execute their action.

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Although this is an old movie, Sneakers presents quite relevant themes and methods to a realistic hacking activity.

3. WarGames

Don’t underestimate WarGames because of its premise that somewhat ill-founded, in which a young hacker almost sparks World War III because he paves the US defense system. There are a number of realistic methods of hacking in WarGames, at least if rated as'80s movie. One of the best scenes is the method of how to hijack school computers.

And yes, old movies like WarGames and Sneakers can get into this list because it is quite difficult to find such movie that takes a realistic viewpoint to hack. It is unfortunate that a realistic hacking given itself making the audience get boring, it is understandable why Hollywood took a fascinating approach.

4. Office Space

Sometimes a realistic hacker’s method can actually be found in the movie that is not fully highlight the hacking scene, such as Office Space. This movie is actually a hilarious comedy that will entertain you all out that this type of humor movie managed to fit your taste. But among the scenes there is also a fairly realistic hacking.

The main characters of this movie eventually tried to commit petty theft. They took small decimal fraction of the company's transactions, in which the amount is supposed to be unconscious, but at the end after they stole from many transactions, they can get a lot of money.

The hacking method is quite realistic, without over-approach or cool words that ultimately wrong and does not mean anything.

5. The Social Network

The Social Network is not entirely a movie about hacker. However, there are some important scenes about hacking within this movie, including at the beginning when Zuckerberg hacked the campus database for stealing photos so that he could make FaceMash. The scene is presented with a realistic, without an over-approach, and certainly more modern than hacking in Office Space.

Besides about hacking, Social Network is also a spectacle movie that is good for you who want to know the history of Facebook.

That's five best and most mealistic movies that taking hacker theme. If you find there is one that has not been included within this list, please share the title within the comment box below!