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Hacks

  • TV Movie
  • 2012
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
183
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Hacks (2012)
Comedy

Once the tea girl Kate Loy is now the ruthless editor of scurrilous red top the Sunday Comet,owned by greedy Australian media magnate Stanhope Feast. The paper will stop at nothing for its g... Read allOnce the tea girl Kate Loy is now the ruthless editor of scurrilous red top the Sunday Comet,owned by greedy Australian media magnate Stanhope Feast. The paper will stop at nothing for its grubby scoops including hacking into newsworthy people's phones though Kate gets off the ho... Read allOnce the tea girl Kate Loy is now the ruthless editor of scurrilous red top the Sunday Comet,owned by greedy Australian media magnate Stanhope Feast. The paper will stop at nothing for its grubby scoops including hacking into newsworthy people's phones though Kate gets off the hook following an early accusation by helping the police wire-tap criminals. Feast and his w... Read all

  • Director
    • Guy Jenkin
  • Writer
    • Guy Jenkin
  • Stars
    • Michael Kitchen
    • Claire Foy
    • Phil Davis
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    183
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Guy Jenkin
    • Writer
      • Guy Jenkin
    • Stars
      • Michael Kitchen
      • Claire Foy
      • Phil Davis
    • 9User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Michael Kitchen
    Michael Kitchen
    • Stanhope Feast
    Claire Foy
    Claire Foy
    • Kate Loy
    Phil Davis
    Phil Davis
    • Ray
    Alexander Armstrong
    Alexander Armstrong
    • David Bullingdon
    Kayvan Novak
    Kayvan Novak
    • Rav
    John Hopkins
    John Hopkins
    • Connor Feast
    Celia Imrie
    Celia Imrie
    • Tabby
    Nigel Planer
    Nigel Planer
    • Oliver
    Abdul Salis
    Abdul Salis
    • Micah Todd
    Russ Abbot
    Russ Abbot
    • Bill Bentley
    Lisa Greenwood
    Lisa Greenwood
    • Zoe
    Eleanor Matsuura
    Eleanor Matsuura
    • Ho Chi Mao Feast
    Stella Gonet
    Stella Gonet
    • Sandra Bryant MP
    Moray Hunter
    • Detective Superintendent
    Gordon Kennedy
    Gordon Kennedy
    • Gordon Grey
    Greg Bennett
    Greg Bennett
    • Sunday Comet Office Postman
    Graham Curry
    • Prince Harry Friend in Stripclub
    Ian Prosser
    • Police Inspector
    • Director
      • Guy Jenkin
    • Writer
      • Guy Jenkin
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    10cocojoy-82528

    Phone spying software app from Gearhead Engineers

    I used GearHead Engineers' spying software to hack on my maid's phone. I suspected her of communicating with my ex husband about my whereabouts which has caused more turmoil in our divorce process. Ever since my ex husband and I separated, he has been attacking me with events that were only known to people residing within my household. I couldn't figure out how he knew some stuff until my sister suggested spying on the maid's phone. We found a spy software advertised by GearHead Engineers and we gave it a try. All I had to do was email the through gearhead @ engineer . Com and it only took less than a day to get what I wanted and we found out that the two have been meeting. They have an affair which I'm guessing is based off of my misery. I also got to learn that she has been stealing tons of stuff from me and tarnishes my name to her friends. I had never treated her badly and always considered her as family but it wasn't the same for her. I immediately let her go.
    10DaveFilmlover

    Deserves a series

    Hilarious and spot on. Acting is superb and the writing a gem. Written by Guy Jenkin, co-originator of Drop The Dead Donkey. Just like "Donkey" it is fresh and bang up to date. Hits the bullseye on all its targets, corrupt media barons, editors, tabloids, spiv politicians. I laughed out loud and will view again and again. Absolutely deserves a series. My only disappointment, no appearance by a Max Clifford character. If anyone ever deserves a kicking it is that sleaze-ball. Perhaps if this was developed as a series "Mad Max" could have a whole programme devoted to him. Well done to all concerned. Deserves a far wider viewing than it actually got, late at night tucked away on Channel 4. More please!
    10someone31337

    They've got a hit!

    With stories taken right out of the NewsCorp phone hacking scandal, "Hacks" is a TV movie (40-odd minutes) based on the running of a British tabloid, that hits the mark and then stamps on it.

    Fast-paced dialogue and quick cuts make the movie seem like it has action and purpose, which it ultimately does, even though most of it is exposition. The writing is very sharp and the satire keeps on coming.

    It's much more serious than initially appears and, though it is a comedy, it slips into drama a few times. Being just 40 minutes long means it doesn't outstay its welcome and takes itself as serious as spying on celebrities should be. "They're celebs. If they have a publicist, it's fair game".

    The cast is amazing, with Claire Foy and Michael Kitchen doing amazing work.

    It's January 1st and 2012 is already looking good thanks to "Hacks". The only downside is that it will get dated very soon. In a few months, maybe a year, the deeper meaning will be lost and the movie will seem trivial. Nevertheless, it deserves more.
    5writeus-1

    Disappointingly unoriginal and not that funny

    If you have followed the phone-hacking saga and the demise of NOTW then you will be familiar with the territory of this film. Now satire is not a genre that always results in belly-laughs, but this was a touch disappointing as humour and the satire lacked the incisiveness of real exponents of the genre; it tended to follow predictable story-lines and the acting lacked the 'edge' of a series like 'The Thick of It'. Michael Kitchen plays his relatively small part well and what a contrast from his role as Inspector Foyle - it demonstrates the skill of the actor and must have been fun for him as a role. But fans of Kitchen's Foyle will probably be disappointed; they should not expect this to be a reprise of his mastery of that wise, self-controlled and precisely nuanced character.
    10solomoneric

    HIRE A HACKER

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      (at around 1 min) When Oliver is talking to Kate, after she changed her shoes and flipped the cabinet, a mirror reveals the camera and the camera operator standing behind Oliver.

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    • Release date
      • January 1, 2012 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Channel 4 (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
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