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  2. TV Shows For Hackers
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  4. Contributing

Thrillers / Drama

MOVIEGENREYEARRATING
21Thriller/Drama/Crime20086.8/10
23Thriller/Drama19987.3/10
AlgorithmThriller/Drama/Crime20144.8/10
AnonymousThriller/Drama/Crime20166.4/10
AntitrustThriller/Drama20016.1/10
BlackhatThriller/Drama20155.4/10
BrazilDrama/Science Fiction19857.9/10
Enemy of the StateThriller/Drama19987.3/10
Hacker's GameThriller/Drama20153.8/10
HackersDrama/Crime19956.2/10
Hidden FiguresBiography/Drama/History20177.8/10
I.T.Thriller/Drama/Crime20165.4/10
ListeningThriller/Drama20145.6/10
Live Free or Die HardThriller/Action20077.2/10
Office SpaceComedy/Romance19997.8/10
PiDrama/Mystery19987.5/10
PrimerThriller/Drama20047.0/10
RebootThriller/Drama20124.1/10
SnowdenThriller/Drama20167.3/10
SwordfishThriller/Caper Story20016.5/10
TakedownThriller/Drama20006.3/10
The CircleThriller/Drama20175.3/10
The Fifth EstateThriller/Drama20136.2/10
The Girl with the Dragon TattooThriller/Drama20117.8/10
The Imitation GameThriller/Drama20148.2/10
The Net 2.0Thriller/Drama20064.7/10
The NetThriller/Drama19955.8/10
The SignalThriller20146.1/10
The Social NetworkDrama/History20107.7/10
The Thirteenth FloorThriller/Mystery19997.0/10
Underground: The Julian Assange StoryDrama/Biography20126.8/10
UntraceableThriller/Slasher20086.2/10
WarGamesThriller/Drama19837.1/10
WarGames: The Dead CodeThriller/Drama20084.5/10
Who Am IDrama/Crime20147.6/10

Science Fiction / Fantasy

MOVIEGENREYEARRATING
2001: A Space OdysseyScience Fiction/Fantasy19688.3/10
AnonScience Fiction/Thriller20186/10
AvalonScience Fiction/Fantasy20016.6/10
Blade RunnerScience Fiction/Thriller19828.2/10
Blade Runner 2049Science Fiction/Drama20178.3/10
Colossus: The Forbin ProjectScience Fiction/Thriller19707.1/10
Ex MachinaFantasy/Mystery20157.7/10
eXistenZScience Fiction/Thriller19996.8/10
Ghost in the ShellFantasy/Animation19958.0/10
Ghost in the ShellScience Fiction/Action20176.9/10
HerScience Fiction/Romance20138.0/10
InceptionScience Fiction/Mystery20108.8/10
Johnny MnemonicScience Fiction/Action19955.6/10
MorganScience Fiction/Thriller20165.8/10
One Point OScience Fiction/Mystery20046.2/10
Open WindowsFantasy/Crime20145.2/10
The Lawnmower ManFantasy/Action19925.4/10
The MatrixFantasy/Action19998.7/10
The Matrix ReloadedScience Fiction/Action20037.2/10
TranscendenceScience Fiction/Drama20146.3/10
World on a WireScience Fiction/Thriller19737.9/10

Action

MOVIEGENREYEARRATING
Eagle EyeAction/Thriller20086.6/10
Echelon ConspiracyAction/Crime/Mystery20095.8/10
FirewallAction/Thriller20065.8/10
GamerAction/Thriller20095.8/10
Kung FuryAction/Comedy20158.1/10
SneakersAction/Thriller19927.1/10
The IslandAction/Adventure20056.9/10
The Italian JobAction/Thriller20037.0/10
TronAction/Adventure19826.8/10
Tron: LegacyAction/Adventure20106.8/10
VirtuosityAction/Thriller19955.5/10

Documentaries

MOVIEGENREYEARRATING
BBS: The DocumentaryDocumentary20058.7/10
CitizenfourDocumentary/Biography20148.1/10
Code 2600Documentary20127.4/10
Deep WebDocumentary20157.1/10
DEFCON: The DocumentaryDocumentary20135.7/10
DSKNECTDDocumentary20137.4/10
DownloadedDocumentary20136.8/10
Freedom DowntimeDocumentary20017.6/10
Good Copy Bad CopyDocumentary20077.2/10
Hackers: Wizards of the Electronic AgeDocumentary19847.7/10
Hackers Are People TooDocumentary/Short Film20086.1/10
Hacking DemocracyDocumentary20067.9/10
Hackers WantedDocumentary/Indie Film20096.5/10
In the Realm of the HackersDocumentary20037.4/10
Indie Game: The MovieDocumentary20127.7/10
Kim Dotcom: Caught in the WebDocumentary20177.0/10
Pirates of Silicon ValleyDocumentary/Drama/TV Film19997.3/10
Plug and PrayDocumentary20107.2/10
Revolution OSDocumentary/Indie Film20017.3/10
Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark WebDocumentary20177.4/10
Softwaring HardDocumentary20148.2/10
Steal This FilmDocumentary/Short Film20067.1/10
TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from KeyboardDocumentary20137.6/10
Terms and Conditions May ApplyDocumentary20137.4/10
The CodeDocumentary20017.5/10
The Great HackDocumentary20197.0/10
The Hacker WarsDocumentary20146.6/10
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron SwartzDocumentary20148.1/10
The KGB, the Computer and MeDocumentary19908.3/10
The Secret History Of HackingDocumentary20017.6/10
The SingularityDrama/Science Fiction20127.3/10
War for the WebDocumentary20157.4/10
We Are Legion: The Story of the HacktivistsDocumentary20127.3/10
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaksDocumentary20136.9/10
Zero DaysDocumentary20167.8/10

TV Shows

TITLEGENREYEARRATING
Black MirrorDrama/Science Fiction20118.9/10
CSI: CyberDrama/Crime/Mystery20155.4/10
Dark NetDocumentary/Series20167.3/10
DevsDrama/Mystery/Sci-Fi20207.9/10
Halt and Catch FireDrama20148.3/10
Mr. RobotThriller/Drama20158.7/10
Person of InterestAction/Crime/Drama20118.5/10
ScorpionAction/Drama20147.2/10
Serial Experiments LainCyberpunk/Animation19988.2/10
Silicon ValleyComedy20148.5/10
StartUpThriller/Crime20168.1/10
The CodeDrama20147.6/10
The IT CrowdComedy20068.6/10
TravelersScience Fiction20168.0/10
Valley of the BoomDocumentary/Drama20196.5/10
WestworldDrama/Mystery20169.0/10
You Are WantedThriller/Drama20176.1/10

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