Sneakers
7.1
“We could tell you what it's about. But then, of course, we'd have to kill you.”
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.
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Cast
55 people
Robert Redford
Bishop
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
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Sidney Poitier
Crease
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In the Heat of the Night
The Jackal
David Strathairn
Whistler
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The Bourne Ultimatum
Nomadland
Dan Aykroyd
Mother
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Ghostbusters
Trading Places
River Phoenix
Carl
Known for
Stand by Me
My Own Private Idaho
Ben Kingsley
Cosmo
Known for
Schindler's List
Shutter Island
Denise Dowse
Bank Teller
Known for
Coach Carter
Secrets and Lies
Timothy Busfield
Dick Gordon
Known for
For Life
Field of Dreams
Mary McDonnell
Liz
Known for
Battlestar Galactica
Dances with Wolves
Donal Logue
Dr. Gunter Janek
Known for
Gotham
Blade
Eddie Jones
Buddy Wallace
Known for
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
The Terminal
James Earl Jones
Mr. Bernard Abbott
Known for
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Lion King
Phil Alden Robinson Director · Walter F. Parkes Screenplay Lawrence Lasker Screenplay
Worldwide gross $105M · Budget $23M · United States release September 9, 1992
Box office
Budget
$23,000,000
Worldwide gross
$105,232,691
Gross vs. budget
4.6×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · French · Italian · Russian
Release dates
United States · September 9, 1992
Theatrical
United States · March 3, 1993
Physical · VHS, Laserdisc
United States
March 31, 1998 · Physical · DVD
June 12, 2007 · Physical · HD-DVD
February 17, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
April 22, 2025 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Argentina
September 24, 1992 · Theatrical
Australia
October 29, 1992 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 10, 1992 · Theatrical
September 10, 2013 · Physical · Paramount
Czechia
January 14, 1993 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 19, 1993 · Theatrical
France
January 6, 1993 · Theatrical
Germany
January 28, 1993 · Theatrical
Italy
January 15, 1993 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 28, 1993 · Theatrical
February 23, 2002 · TV · SBS 6
July 27, 2010 · Physical · DVD
July 17, 2013 · Physical · Blu ray
Slovakia
September 10, 1997 · TV · Markíza
Spain
January 21, 1993 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 13, 1992 · Theatrical
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