Movies Like Hardwired (2009)

Hardwired is a 2009 action, adventure, science fiction, thriller film from Ernie Barbarash with a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Tell Me Who I Am and Resident Evil.

Action Adventure Science Fiction Thriller

Tell Me Who I Am

2019

In this documentary, Alex trusts his twin, Marcus, to tell him about his past after he loses his memory. But Marcus is hiding a dark family secret.

7.4

MagicScore

Resident Evil

2002

When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.

6.6

MagicScore

Boy 7

2015

A teenager wakes up in a subway car with no memory of how he got there or who he is.

5.9

MagicScore

Life Eternal

2015

Brenner returns to Graz, the city where he grew up. When confronted with his old friends, his former girlfriend and the major sin he committed when he was young, murders and a fateful gunshot to the head result. After Brenner comes out of a coma, he begins to search for the person who tried to kill him - however, everybody claims that he himself is responsible. In the beginning Brenner was at the end of his rope, but he could face a new beginning in the end.

7.1

MagicScore

Mysterious Skin

2005

A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

7.7

MagicScore

The Groundstar Conspiracy

1972

A break-in and sabotage attempt occurs at a top secret research institute and the culprit is cornered and captured. The problem is that he's been badly injured and claims to have lost his memory entirely. A cat-and-mouse game ensues between investigator Tuxan, the mystery intruder Welles and the people who sent him on the mission.

6.2

MagicScore

Eraser

1996

A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.

6.1

MagicScore

Spooks: The Greater Good

2015

During a handover to the head of counter-terrorism of MI5, Harry Pearce, a terrorist escapes custody. When Harry disappears soon after, his protégé is tasked with finding out what happened as an impending attack on London looms, and eventually uncovers a deadly conspiracy.

6.0

MagicScore

The Anomaly

2014

A former soldier is taken captive and awakens in the back of a van where he learns that he only has less than 10 minutes to figure out how he got there.

4.9

MagicScore

#10

The Butterfly Effect

2004

A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected consequences.

7.6

MagicScore

#11

Trigger Warning

2024

A Special Forces commando uncovers a dangerous conspiracy when she returns to her hometown looking for answers into her beloved father's death.

5.7

MagicScore

#12

Chain Reaction

1996

At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasalivich experiences a breakthrough: a stable form of fusion that may lead to a waste-free energy source. However, a private company wants to exploit the technology, so Kasalivich and physicist Dr. Lily Sinclair are framed for murder, and the fusion device is stolen. On the run from the FBI, they must recover the technology and exonerate themselves.

5.8

MagicScore

#13

The Bourne Supremacy

2004

A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

The Fugitive

1993

Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.

7.5

MagicScore

#15

The Bourne Ultimatum

2007

Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him.

7.4

MagicScore

#16

Shooter

2007

A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in seclusion. He is coaxed back into service after a high-profile government official convinces him to help thwart a plot to kill the President of the United States. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, Swagger becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. He goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why, eventually seeking revenge against some of the most powerful and corrupt leaders in the free world.

7.1

MagicScore

#17

The Net

1995

Angela Bennett is a freelance computer systems analyst who tracks down software viruses. At night she hooks up to the internet and chats to others 'surfing the net'. While de-bugging a new high-tech game for a cyber friend, she comes across a top secret program and becomes the target of a mysterious organization who will stop at nothing to erase her identity and her existence, in order to protect the project.

6.0

MagicScore

#18

Blackhat

2015

Nicholas Hathaway, a furloughed convict, and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. As Hathaway closes in, the stakes become personal as he discovers that the attack on a Chinese nuclear power plant was just the beginning.

5.5

MagicScore

#19

McWalter

2025

McWalter, a legendary American elite agent, is falsely accused of a series of attacks all around the globe. Determined to clear his name, he goes on the run to solve the mystery, thwart a earthwise conspiracy, and save the world…

5.1

MagicScore

#20

Inferno

2016

After waking up in a hospital with amnesia, professor Robert Langdon and a doctor must race against time to foil a deadly global plot.

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Hardwired?

The top films similar to Hardwired by MovieMagicScore are Tell Me Who I Am (7.4), Resident Evil (6.6), Boy 7 (5.9). Each shares action/adventure/science fiction/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Hardwired worth watching?

Hardwired holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10 from 93 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Hardwired?

Hardwired (2009) is a action, adventure, science fiction, thriller film directed by Ernie Barbarash, starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Val Kilmer, Alastair Gamble.

Where can I find more recommendations like Hardwired?

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About movies like Hardwired

This ranked list pairs Hardwired (2009), a action and adventure and science fiction and thriller film from Ernie Barbarash, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Cuba Gooding Jr. take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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