23
Original title: 23 - Nichts ist so wie es scheint
1998 · 1 h 39 min
Cast
August Diehl Fabian Busch Dieter Landuris Jan-Gregor Kremp 
Stephan Kampwirth 
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Credits
Written by: 
Hans-Christian Schmid
Plot
Based on the true story of young German hackers in the 1980s who sold secrets to the KGB, and their fall.
Sinekatalog’s take
Hans-Christian Schmid's thriller is tense and well made, with August Diehl, a smart hacker film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (7,894 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
If you liked this
Picked by director, genre, era and shared cast. Titles only, no spoilers.
- The Lives of Others 2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck · IMDb 8.4 · Viewers also liked
- Jerichow 2008 · Christian Petzold · IMDb 7.0 · Same movement
- The Falcon and the Snowman 1985 · John Schlesinger · IMDb 6.8 · Viewers also liked
- Les Patriotes 1994 · Éric Rochant · IMDb 7.2 · Same movement
- See the Sea 1997 · François Ozon · IMDb 6.7 · Same movement