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About Sneakers

Robert Redford leads an all-star cast in one of the most satisfying suspense films! Computer expert Martin Bishop (Redford) heads a team of renegade hackers—including a former CIA employee (Sidney Poitier), a gadgets wizard (Dan Aykroyd), a young genius (River Phoenix), and a blind soundman (David Strathairn)—who are routinely hired to test security systems. But Bishop's past comes back to haunt him when government agents blackmail the "sneakers" into carrying out a covert operation: tracking down an elusive black box. Along with his former girlfriend (Mary McDonnell), Bishop's team retrieves the box and makes a stunning discovery: the device can break into any computer system in the world. With factions from all sides willing to kill for the powerful box, Bishop and his team embark on their most dangerous assignment ever in this exhilarating high-tech caper from Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams). [126 min; drama, comedy, thriller; English, Russian, and Chinese with English subtitles]

"More than thirty years after its release, the film holds up as both a sharp caper and a prescient warning about the digital age." — Danielle Solzman, Solzy at the Movies

“An energetic, fun, almost enchanting thriller with genuine moments of tension and a good few thrills too.” — William Gallagher, BBC

"Right up to an ending designed to crack the sternest critical poker face, this is gourmet popcorn of the highest order." — Derek Adams, Time Out

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