

When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his 'sneakers' must save themselves and the world economy by retrieving the box from their blackmailers.
Acting
Redford and Poitier's grumpy dad energy is unmatched
Writing
Dialogue so quotable it hurts
Score
James Horner's jazzy sneaking-around music

Director
Phil Alden Robinson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Setec Astronomy' anagram took real codebreakers hours to solve on set; the actors genuinely couldn't crack it.
This film basically predicted Anonymous and WikiLeaks decades early, but made hacking look like a really fun dinner party.