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Takedown

2000 · 92 min

A slick, fast-paced cat-and-mouse thriller that feels dated but watchable, with low-stakes tension and a tech-obsessed atmosphere.

Directed by
Joe Chappelle
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Skeet Ulrich, Angela Featherstone, Donal Logue
Tagline
The world has a right to know.
Overview
Kevin Mitnick is quite possibly the best hacker in the world. Hunting for more and more information, seeking more and more cyber-trophies every day, he constantly looks for bigger challenges. When he breaks into the computer of a security expert and an ex-hacker, he finds one - and much more than that...

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Directed by
Joe Chappelle
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Skeet Ulrich, Angela Featherstone, Donal Logue
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • crime
  • technology
  • power
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
thriller
Directed by
Joe Chappelle
Written by
Howard A. Rodman, John Danza, Leslie Newman, David Newman
Starring
Skeet Ulrich, Angela Featherstone, Donal Logue, Russell Wong, Christopher McDonald, Tom Berenger, Jeremy Sisto, Amanda Peet
Music
Chris Holmes
Cinematography
Dermott Downs
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
German, English, Italian

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