In Hackers (1995), who directed the film about teenage computer criminals?

Iain Softley directed Hackers (1995), the cyber-thriller about teenage computer criminals.

The film follows a group of young hackers in New York who become involved in a corporate extortion scheme. Its director, Iain Softley, shaped the movie’s highly stylized visual language, including colorful computer interfaces, club scenes, and an exaggerated vision of online culture.

Hackers was released in September 1995 and initially received mixed reviews, but it later developed a strong cult following. Its depiction of hacking is often technically unrealistic, yet its fashion, music, and graphic design became influential representations of mid-1990s cyberculture.

The principal cast includes Jonny Lee Miller as Dade Murphy, Angelina Jolie as Kate Libby, Fisher Stevens as Eugene Belford, and Jesse Bradford as Joey. A frequent mix-up is attributing the film to John Badham, who directed the earlier computer thriller WarGames. Softley later directed films including K-PAX and The Wings of the Dove.