A covert counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell led by Gabriel Shear wants the money to help finance their war against international terrorism, but it's all locked away. Gabriel brings in convicted hacker Stanley Jobson to help him.
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- RichardNovember 6, 2025Ah, Swordfish. The film that dared to ask: “What if hacking looked like a nightclub, sounded like a trance mix, and felt like a Bond audition?” I saw this one on the big screen back when Hugh Jackman was still fresh faced from X-Men, and John Travolta was deep into his post Pulp Fiction villain era, complete with goatee, leather and philosophical rants about Hollywood cowardice. The plot? A covert counter terrorist unit wants to fund its war on global threats by stealing billions through a hacker for hire. Enter Stanley Jobson, played by Jackman, who’s lured in with promises of redemption, cash and Halle Berry’s Ginger, whose role is mostly remembered for that one sexy scene, not her dialogue. Sure, the CGI hasn’t aged well, and the script is more sleaze than substance. But Swordfish isn’t trying to be timeless, it’s trying to be cool. And in its own excessive, techno thriller way, it succeeds.
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Swordfish was released on June 8, 2001.
Swordfish was directed by Dominic Sena.
Swordfish has a runtime of 1h 39m.
Swordfish was produced by Joel Silver, Paul Winze, Jonathan D. Krane.
A covert counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell led by Gabriel Shear wants the money to help finance their war against international terrorism, but it's all locked away. Gabriel brings in convicted hacker Stanley Jobson to help him.
The key characters in Swordfish are Gabriel (John Travolta), Stanley (Hugh Jackman), Ginger (Halle Berry).
Swordfish is rated R.
Swordfish is an Action, Crime, Thriller film.
Swordfish has an audience rating of 5.9 out of 10.
Swordfish had a budget of $102M.
Swordfish has made $147.1M at the box office.