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- 2001
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 39 m
- 2001
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 39 m
Summary A dark counter-espionage action thriller about power, money, sacrifice and 21st-century breaking and entering. (Warner Brothers)
Directed By: Dominic Sena
Written By: Skip Woods
- 2001
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 39 m
- 2001
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 39 m
Swordfish
32
7.3
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Summary A dark counter-espionage action thriller about power, money, sacrifice and 21st-century breaking and entering. (Warner Brothers)
Directed By: Dominic Sena
Written By: Skip Woods
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
32
12% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
42% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
45% Negative
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
32
12% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
42% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
45% Negative
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
A souped-up roadster of a film, a relentless action flick that looks great and moves with more grace and speed than seems possible.
So much luck is pressed with an absurdly overblown finale that 60 seconds will likely be Swordfish's shelf life after a couple of noisy opening weekends.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 197 User Ratings
7.3
65% Positive
129 Ratings
129 Ratings
18% Mixed
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
16% Negative
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 197 User Ratings
7.3
65% Positive
129 Ratings
129 Ratings
18% Mixed
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
16% Negative
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
So fast, sleek and riveting it almost makes you expect miracles -- which never materialize.
Another in a long line of middling movies for Travolta, who must have been so stunned to regain his stardom with "Pulp Fiction" that he hasn't stopped working since.
It's a film that reeks of stupidity and cynicism, one that makes you feel soiled just to have sat through it.
Exhibits rank incompetence on every level.
The cinema of morons made by morons for morons, Swordfish is everything you expect but worse.
People has they own opinion. And most people will agree with me that
this is a very good movie. I was blown away while watching the movie.
Underestimated the film and I had a pleasant nice surprise. Travolta as
a bad guy is simply amazing. He has mayor roles as bad guys in Broken
Arrow, Face/Off, The Punisher etc. And he pulls this one off
brilliantly. And lets not forget about the great supporting cast: Hugh
Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle. This is a must watch for any movie
fans and also John Travolta fans, as you will be blown away. A
blockbuster that has everything, very slick and stylish.
What else can I say excellent film.
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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A half-interesting, half-ridiculous, often pointless, occasionally entertaining exercise of big-budgetary nonsense. It tries to hide its nonsensical and implausible plot with techno-babble and constant action, but ultimately ends up a mindless action-thriller with a lot of typing in front of a monitor screen filled with mostly unnecessary and unnecessarily gratuitous violence.
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Production Company
Hollywood Licensing Group,
Jonathan Krane Group,
NPV Entertainment,
Silver Pictures,
Village Roadshow Pictures,
Warner Bros.
Release Date Jun 8, 2001
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating R
Tagline Log on. Hack in. Go anywhere. Steal everything.
Awards
World Stunt Awards
• 4 Nominations
Golden Schmoes Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
BMI Film & TV Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
