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WarGames
“Is it a game, or is it real?”
7.1 / 10• 1983• 1h 54m•PG• English
DramaScience FictionThriller
Storyline
High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his friend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
Cast & Crew
Matthew Broderick
David Lightman
Lead
Dabney Coleman
McKittrick
John Wood
Stephen Falken
Ally Sheedy
Jennifer
Barry Corbin
General Beringer
Juanin Clay
Pat Healy
Kent Williams
Cabot
Dennis Lipscomb
Watson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Badham's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. WarGames is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
