6 Best Hackathon and Coding Competition Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 10, 2026

The rapid-fire world of competitive coding and hacking culture has inspired thrillers and dramas about brilliant minds pushing technological limits. In The Social Network (2010): A Harvard student’s creation of a social networking website leads to lawsuits and broken friendships. Don’t overlook WarGames (1983): A teenage hacker accidentally accesses a military supercomputer and nearly triggers global thermonuclear war.

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 is chronicled through the eyes of a close collaborator.

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 Harvard student's creation of a social networking website leads to lawsuits and broken friendships.

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 corporate computer virus they did not create.

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 dangerous universal decoder device.

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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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually 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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