Movies about hacking can be all over the place, to say the least. The ones that are fun are rarely realistic, meanwhile truth and accuracy rarely translate into entertainment.
Not to mention the stereotypes that come with hackers, whether they're computer nerds who live and breathe video games and coding, or anonymous rebels who hide in the shadows and want to disrupt the world at large for whatever reason.
Computer hackers can be shady individuals with weak morals, or they can be helpful side characters who aid the heroes, or they can be the heroes themselves—if they don't slip into anti-hero territory.
Skilled hackers have dangerous weapons at their disposal. The difference between black hat hackers and white hat hackers lies in how they choose to wield those weapons.
Here are my picks for the best movies about hackers, who get involved in all sorts of hacking and cybercrime activities.
