6 Best Hackathon and Coding Competition Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 10, 2026

Hacking and coding have powered plenty of thrillers about brilliant minds pushing technology. The Social Network follows a Harvard student’s website into lawsuits and broken friendships, The Fifth Estate chronicles WikiLeaks, and Blackhat releases a convicted hacker to chase a cyberterrorist. Hackers has teen coders framed for a virus, and Sneakers and WarGames are the originals.

Blackhat (2015)

TMDB ★ 5.6

A convicted hacker is released from prison to help track down a dangerous cyberterrorist.

Directed by Michael Mann · 2h 13m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Fifth Estate (2013)

TMDB ★ 6.1

The rise of WikiLeaks and its controversial founder, seen through the eyes of a close colleague.

Directed by Bill Condon · 2h 08m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Social Network (2010)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A founding-myth drama about Facebook that plays like a genuine thriller.

Directed by David Fincher · 2h 01m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Hackers (1995)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A group of teenage hackers is framed for a massive corporate computer crime they didn't commit.

Directed by Iain Softley · 1h 45m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Sneakers (1992)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 80% Metacritic 65

A team of security experts is blackmailed into stealing a mysterious device capable of breaking any code.

Directed by Phil Alden Robinson · 2h 05m · Rated PG-13

2 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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WarGames (1983)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A teenage hacker accidentally accesses a military supercomputer and nearly triggers global thermonuclear war.

Directed by John Badham · 1h 54m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Hackathon and Coding Competition Movies

Blackhat (2015)

The Fifth Estate (2013)

The Social Network (2010)

Hackers (1995)

Sneakers (1992)

WarGames (1983)

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