Hardwired

Hardwired

They stole his past, now he's taking back his future.

Directed by Ernie Barbarash

Produced by Motion Picture Corporation of America, Insight Film Studios

200994 min5.1 / 10

A paranoid sci-fi thriller about corporate mind control and identity theft, driven by a protagonist's desperate flight from the technology embedded in his own brain.

After a tragic accident Luke Gibson is left with critical injuries and complete amnesia. A new technological breakthrough from the Hexx Corporation - a Psi-Comp Implant that's hardwired into Luke's brain - saves his life, but Luke soon finds out that this new technology comes with a price and that the Hexx Corporation harbors sinister plans for the new device.

Questions people ask

  • Is Hardwired violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Hardwired scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Hardwired easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Hardwired end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

  • Is Hardwired sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity27

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Hardwired

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Hardwired

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Hardwired, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Hardwired, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Hardwired, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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