Sneakers
We could tell you what it's about. But then, of course, we'd have to kill you.
We could tell you what it's about. But then, of course, we'd have to ...
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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1992
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When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his 'sneakers' must save themselves and the world economy by retrieving the box from their blackmailers.
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Runtime:
125 min
Release date:
9 Sep 1992
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Italian, Chinese, Russian, French
Budget:
$23,000,000
Revenue:
$105,232,691
Awards:
2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Makes up for its gaps in logic with its breezy tone and its technological razzledazzle.
– David Ansen,
Newsweek,
31 Mar 2008
fresh:
Right up to an ending designed to crack the sternest critical poker face, this is gourmet popcorn of the highest order.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
The performances are generally quite bad.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Discounting his god-awful American accent, Kingsley is in fine venomous form.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2001
fresh:
It's a Twinkie for techies, an enormously entertaining time-waster.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000