“It’s quite possibly the single greatest hacker film known to hackerkind. With its psychedelic visualizations of ‘Cyberspace,’ absolutely banging soundtrack containing greats such as the Prodigy and Orb, amongst others, a completely hilarious plotline, witty dialogue, and penchant for not taking itself seriously whatsoever while also making multiple somewhat accurate references to hacker culture—it provides some excellent quality entertainment.” – Darren Martyn a/k/a pwnsauce, legendary Lulzsec hacker

HACK THE WORLD! A perfect time capsule of its era, HACKERS has remained a cult favorite among hackers, slackers, and ’90s nostalgists. Both gloriously of its time and eerily prescient about the future of cyber-warfare, HACKERS is stacked with actors on the cusp of stardom, including Jonny Lee Miller as wunderkind cypherpunk Dade a/k/a Crash Override, Angelina Jolie as Kate a/k/a Acid Burn, and a pigtailed Matthew Lillard chewing up the scenery with aplomb as Emmanuel a/k/a Cereal Killer. This band of anti-establishment techies stumbles across a criminal plan to use a computer virus to capsize a fleet of oil tankers in a hip techno-thriller dripping with neon-soaked cyber-rave style. Oh, and did we mention the pitch-perfect electronica soundtrack, featuring The Prodigy, Orbital, Massive Attack, Stereo MC’s and more?

We’ll be paying tribute to that legendary soundtrack with a ’90s Techno pre-show, starting at 6 pm.

This screening is part of Arkadin’s May 2026 series, THE COMPUTER IS MY FRENEMY, featuring films that explore our collective love-hate relationship with the digital world. Does the internet truly bring us together or only tear us further apart? Find out this month!

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