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WarGames

1983 • 1h54m Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama

Rating

7.1/10

Popularity

5

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.

Details

Director

John Badham

Martin Brest

Screenplay

Lawrence Lasker

Walter F. Parkes

Cast

Matthew Broderick

Dabney Coleman

John Wood

Release date

6/3/1983

Status

Released

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$124,600,000

Origin country

US

Vote count

2119