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Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Virginia Madsen, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Robert Patrick ... see more see more... , Robert Forster , Alan Arkin , Carly Schroeder , Jimmy Bennett , Candus Churchill , Brenda Crichlow , Vincent Gale , Richard Hendery , Eric Keenleyside , Vince Vieluf , Kevin Mundy , Kett Turton , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Jennifer Kitchen , Matthew Currie Holmes , Ty Olsson , Ona Grauer , Zahf Paroo , Michael Finn , Beverly Breuer , Elizabeth Thai , Andrew McNee , David Lewis , Ken Tremblett , Gail Ann Lewis , Pat Jenkinson , Rebecca Robbins

A businessman becomes the last line of defense for his family and his business in this thriller. Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford) is an upper-echelon technology executive at Landrock Pacific Bank, a lea... read more read more...ding financial institution based in Seattle. Stanfield oversees security for Landrock, and has made sure that their online banking services are the best-protected in the world, and that the bank's data is safe from hackers and other intruders. However, Stanfield finds out the hard way that his system does indeed have a flaw when he's visited by Bill Cox (Paul Bettany), a cold and calculating man who has spent months learning everything there is know about Stanfield and his family. Cox's underlings have taken Stanfield's wife, Beth (Virginia Madsen), and their two children hostage, and they inform Jack that they will be released only when he uses his knowledge of the bank's security systems to deposit 100 million dollars in Cox's account in an offshore bank. Stanfield is deeply wary but willing to go along to ensure the safety of his family, but when he has reason to doubt that Cox and his cohorts will live up to their end of the bargain, he swings into action to exact justice against the criminals. Firewall also stars Alan Arkin, Robert Forster, and Mary Lynn Rajskub. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Richard Loncraine

Release Date: February 10, 2006

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DVD Release Date: June 5, 2006

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  • TheDudeLebowski65
    October 29, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    Firewall is a cliché riddled action thriller that doesn't do anything to thrill or entertain you. Firewall is actually quite boring, and the concept, though somewhat intriguing, fails to be thrilling. Firewall disappointed me and I was hoping for something better than this. Unfor... read moretunately the film ends up falling flat, and is very, poorly conceived. Harrison Ford seems bored in the role he's playing, and the story is clumsy, poorly constructed, and like I said relies on Clichés to create the so called thrills and tension. Firewall is one of the worst thrillers that I've seen in the last couple of years, and the film suffers from a poor script that doesn't have a well developed story, and the end result is a film that is very anti-climactic. The film is pretty boring, and the cast, despite the fact that they are talented, are fairly wasted here. Firewall is a poorly conceived film that isn't good and it really does fail at delivering the thrills. The film could have been much better than, and it had the potential of being a solid action thriller, unfortunately the film falls through halfway in, and there are no redeeming factors to redeem the weak plot and poorly constructed ideas. If you're looking for a solid thriller film, then Firewall is not that film. There are better films out there. Firewall is an uninspired film that relies on a derivative formula to thrill its audience. A very boring, and unimpressive film that could have been much better than this. This was a film that looked promising, but turned out to be a big disappointment. Avoid this if you're looking for a good thriller, you won't find it here.
  • murphmann93
    June 23, 2011
    murphmann93
    Not that bad of a film. Worth a watch!
  • Chiefilms
    August 20, 2010
    Chiefilms
    Leave my family alone! Get off my plane!
  • ythelastman89
    November 20, 2009
    ythelastman89
    While it is nowhere near Harrison Ford's best attempt, it is a fun movie and highly entertaining. It has beautiful visuals and decent performances. The plot was actually pretty interesting and a different kind of heist attempt.
  • 76Majikat
    November 13, 2009
    76Majikat
    Quite typical of this style of film, so not particularly original, yet it was easy watching and had some good little technical moments. Definitely a film worth watching, liked the mix of Harrison Ford and Paul Bettany in this.
  • SirPant
    September 18, 2009
    SirPant
    This film rips off so much from other films, I feel like I?ve seen it before! Bettany and Ford are quite good in it though!
  • thmtsang
    September 14, 2008
    thmtsang
    Harrison's family are taken hostage and he has to hack into the bank to steal money. Paul is a brilliant bad guy. Harrison has to save the day. Bit of a lame ending.
  • Deano78
    November 24, 2007
    Deano78
    A very good thriller with a well chosen cast, hits all the right spots for this type of thriller. If you liked Hostage, Panic Room you should enjoy this as well.
  • fb619846742
    October 8, 2007
    fb619846742
    Saw enough to see it was really awful. Very familiar plot and Ford needs a new character, badly.
  • cosmo313
    September 28, 2007
    cosmo313
    A decent and enjoyable thriller with some pretty good moments, but nothing really spetacular.

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Stephanie Zacharek
October 7, 2006
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Harrison Ford is outshone by his costars in this crisp, conventional thriller. Full Review

David Edelstein
May 12, 2006
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

The movie gets a lift from Mary Lynn Rajskub in a glamorized version of her nerd's wet dream Chloe on 24, which is also better this year with the Chloe quotient pumped up. Full Review

Richard Schickel
February 16, 2006
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine

You've seen this movie a dozen times. Full Review

Richard Roeper
February 16, 2006
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

This is one of the dopiest plans in the history of evil genius plans. Full Review

Andrew Sarris
February 15, 2006
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

Firewall is barely worth seeing, despite its above-average cast. Full Review

Desson Thomson
February 10, 2006
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

As we watch Ford reprise his trademark mannerisms, we no longer enjoy the ring of familiarity. We just hear the tolling of a bell -- Ford's. Full Review

Peter Howell
February 10, 2006
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

Firewall is the flaming arrow of truth that Harrison Ford is fully in the throes of what worried scientists are calling the De Niro Syndrome. Full Review

Dana Stevens
February 10, 2006
Dana Stevens, Slate

Ford is definitely hacking his way through something in Firewall, but it's not a computer. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
February 10, 2006
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

It's a tricky thing, but an ideal thriller enables an audience to enjoy watching characters suffer. Here, that's difficult. Full Review

Steven Rea
February 10, 2006
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

It's not long before the timely issue of identity theft takes a backseat to old-fashioned Hollywood villainy, unnecessary (and nonsensical) red herrings, and stuff that doesn't make sense.

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