Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down 2001's Swordfish! Swordfish is a 2001 American action crime thriller film directed by Dominic Sena and starring John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle and Vinnie Jones. The film centers on Stanley Jobson, an ex-con and computer hacker who is targeted for recruitment into a bank robbery conspiracy because of his formidable hacking skills. The film was a slight box office success and was negatively received by critics upon release. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices