Blackhat (film)

Blackhat
Blackhat
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Mann
Written by	Morgan Davis Foehl
Produced by	Thomas Tull; Michael Mann; Jon Jashni;
Starring	Chris Hemsworth; Tang Wei; Viola Davis; Ritchie Coster; Holt McCallany; Yorick van Wageningen; Wang Leehom;
Cinematography	Stuart Dryburgh
Edited by	Joe Walker; Stephen E. Rivkin; Jeremiah O'Driscoll; Mako Kamitsuna; Kevin Stitt;
Music by	Harry Gregson-Williams; Atticus Ross; Leo Ross;
Production; companies	Legendary Pictures; Forward Pass;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	January 8, 2015 (Los Angeles); January 16, 2015 (United States);
Running time	133 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$70 million
Box office	$19.7 million

Blackhat is a 2015 American action thriller film produced and directed by Michael Mann, written by Morgan Davis Foehl, and starring Chris Hemsworth, Tang Wei, Viola Davis, and Wang Leehom. Hemsworth portrays a convicted hacker offered clemency for helping track down a dangerous cybercriminal. The title refers to the cybersecurity term "black hat," meaning a hacker with malicious intent.

The film premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on January 8, 2015, and was released in theaters on January 16, by Universal Pictures. Blackhat was a box-office bomb, earning only $19.7 million at the box office against a budget of $70 million. The film received generally mixed reviews, with criticisms focused on casting and pace, though the film appeared on some critics' year-end lists.

A re-edited director's cut of the film was released on home video in November 2023.