Swordfish
Seen it?2001 | 99 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 27% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences, 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. If you loved Heat, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
27% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$147 million worldwide on a $102 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 201K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dominic Sena
- John TravoltaGabriel
- Hugh JackmanStanley
- Halle BerryGinger
- Don CheadleRoberts
- Vinnie JonesMarco
- Sam ShepardSenator Reisman
- Drea de MatteoMelissa
- Rudolf MartinAxl Torvalds
- Zach GrenierA.D. Joy
- Camryn GrimesHolly