8 Best Hacking and Tech Thrillers

By Vlad Zakh · February 10, 2026

Hacking thrillers have tracked our anxieties about technology for more than four decades. The Social Network follows a social platform’s founding shadowed by lawsuits, Blackhat releases a convicted hacker to catch a cyberterrorist, and Kimi has an agoraphobic tech worker uncovering a crime in smart speaker audio. The Beekeeper, Antitrust, Hackers, Sneakers and WarGames round out the eight.

The Beekeeper (2024)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A former operative wages a violent one-man war on the criminal syndicate that scammed an elderly woman.

Directed by David Ayer · 1h 46m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · 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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Blackhat (2015)

TMDB ★ 5.4

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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Kimi (2022)

TMDB ★ 6.4

An agoraphobic tech worker uncovers evidence of a crime hidden in a smart speaker's audio data.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh · 1h 29m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · 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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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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Antitrust (2001)

TMDB ★ 5.9

A young programmer at a powerful tech company uncovers a conspiracy of stolen code and murder.

Directed by Peter Howitt · 1h 48m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: 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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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. 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.

8 Best Hacking and Tech Thrillers

The Beekeeper (2024)

Blackhat (2015)

Kimi (2022)

The Social Network (2010)

Antitrust (2001)

Hackers (1995)

Sneakers (1992)

WarGames (1983)

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