Billions of dollars of illegally hoarded government funds lie hidden and almost forgotten. Protected by firewalls, passwords and the most advanced security systems on earth, the funds are untouchable. Well, almost. With the right people and the perfect plan, CIA operative Gabriel Shear (John Travolta) is sure he can steal it. But it'll take more than a dozen mercenaries, massive weaponry and hostages to obtain it. It'll require the mind of super-hacker Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman), the only man capable of accessing the cache known to insiders as Swordfish.