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Jun 8, 2001 · The movie stars Hugh Jackman as a brilliant computer hacker named Stanley, who just spent two years in the pen for the crime of hacking a program used by the FBI to snoop on everybody's e-mail. Now he lives in squalor in a house trailer, and yearns for the company of his daughter, whose mother inhabits a drunken stupor. Advertisement.
As of 2024, 26% of the 139 reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 4.35/10. The website's critical consensus reads: " Swordfish is big on explosions, but critics dislike how it skimps on plot and logic.
- $102 million
- June 8, 2001
581 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 6/10. A lot of style and action, little substance. DrLex 26 February 2007. This movie can be summed up as: lots of very cool action scenes (fans of both bullet time and explosions will really enjoy this), a lot of style, and a standard implausible plot. This movie is very entertaining if ...
A techno thriller that suffers from narrative shortcomings but is elevated by the star power of John Travolta and Halle Berry and particularly Aussie actor Hugh Jackman who's bound to become a ...
SWORDFISH centers on mysterious bad guy Gabriel Shear (John Travolta), who wants the greatest hacker in the world, Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman) to help him steal a lot of money from a bank. We first see Gabriel talking about what's wrong with Hollywood movies and describing his objections to Dog Day Afternoon.
- Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, John Travolta
- Dominic Sena
- Warner Bros.
Jun 8, 2001 · Summary A dark counter-espionage action thriller about power, money, sacrifice and 21st-century breaking and entering. (Warner Brothers) Action. Crime. Thriller. Directed By: Dominic Sena. Written By: Skip Woods. Swordfish. Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews. 32. User Score Generally Favorable Based on 197 User Ratings. 7.3.
Jun 8, 2001 · By Glen Oliver. Updated: Oct 14, 2020 6:59 pm. Posted: Jun 8, 2001 12:00 am. It's tough to argue the brilliance of Swordfish 's opening moments, in which John Travolta's Gabriel Shear...