Blackhat
Seen it?2015 | 133 min | Crime, Thriller, Action
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a weak 5.5 out of 10 from audiences, middling reviews (32% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 13 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
Nicholas Hathaway, a furloughed convict, and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. As Hathaway closes in, the stakes become personal as he discovers that the attack on a Chinese nuclear power plant was just the beginning.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
32% on Rotten Tomatoes, 52 on Metacritic
- AudiencesWeak
5.5 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$70 million worldwide on a $70 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 202K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Mann
- Chris HemsworthNicholas Hathaway
- Tang WeiChen Lien
- Leehom WangChen Dawai
- Viola DavisCarol Barrett
- Holt McCallanyMark Jessup
- Andy On Chi-kitAlex Trang
- Yorick van WageningenSadak
- John OrtizHenry Pollack
- Ritchie CosterElias Kassar
- Christian BorleJeff Robichaud