[bryans]

Hackers is still one of my favorite movies. Forgetting the Hollywood exaggerations, that is pretty much how the culture was in the late 80s and throughout the 90s. It was entirely nerdy, a little punk, there were a lot of arcades and pizza deliveries and dumpsters involved, and there were some incredibly douchey self-described villains suffering from megalomania.

The wild west hacker days were pretty amazing, and that movie portrays all of the insanity pretty well, if cheesily.

Edit: Got caught up in the nostalgia and forgot to mention that the hacking moments, however cheesy, are all based on real hacks. The TV station take over, Kevin Mitnick's social engineering, John Draper's (Captain Crunch) phone phreaking and others. Not to say that those people are the originators of those methods, just the most infamous ones at the time the movie was made.

[kaycebasques]

Not really the same vibe as what you're describing but I need to go back and watch Enemy Of The State.

Another one that seems similar to the vibe you describe is Sneakers. Hell, even Wayne's World is kinda the same vibe (in terms of their TV show).

[bryans]

I end up watching Enemy Of The State once every couple years. Still holds up, and it's still extremely relevant given recent events.