Top 20 Hacker Movies

While none of these next 20 movies depicts the true motions of computer hacking, most of these stories are memorable in some way. Most are good escapist fun. Some are visually stunning. A few of these movies are even powerful social commentaries. No, you won't learn secret root command lines or packet sniffing by renting these films, folks. But if you want some entertaining DVD rentals involving computers and crime, here are the 20 Best Hacker Movies...

(In no particular order, as voted on by a panel of opinionated About.com judges:)

20) The Net (1995)
19) Takedown (2000)
18) Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
17) The Matrix (1999)
16) Hackers (1995)
15) The Conversation (1974)
14) Antitrust (2001)
13) Real Genius (1985)
12) Mission Impossible (1996)
11) The Thirteenth Floor(1999)
10) Swordfish (2001)
9) The Italian Job (2003)
8) Foolproof (2003)
7) eXistenZ (1999)
6) The Score (2001)
5) Sneakers (1992)
4) Revolution OS (2001)
3) Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
2) Wargames (1983)
1) Tron (1982)