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The 90s saw an increasing number of action thrillers centered around computers and the internet, as more and more people connected to the information superhighway. Following the success of The Matrix, legendary producer Joel Silver (Road House, The Invasion) rode the wave of this global phenomenon to create the gripping action film Swordfish.
Former master hacker Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman) is on parole after being caught infiltrating an FBI program. Even a glance at a computer could send him back to prison. His new offline life is interrupted when mysterious Gabriel Shear (John Travolta) offers him $10 million for one last hacking job. Unable to resist, Stanley finds himself in the middle of a complex web of intrigue involving multiple covert agencies and a nine-billion-dollar government slush fund.
Swordfish is slick, stylish, and action-packed from its explosive opening to its thrilling climax, with outstanding support from Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, and Vinnie Jones.