

WarGames
1983 · Movie · 1h 54m · PG
DramaScience FictionThriller
"Is it a game, or is it real?"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
77/100
Key crew
- John BadhamDirector
- Arthur B. RubinsteinOriginal Music Composer
- Lawrence LaskerWriter
- Walter F. ParkesWriter
Cast
- Matthew BroderickDavid Lightman
- Dabney ColemanMcKittrick
- John WoodStephen Falken
- Ally SheedyJennifer
- Barry CorbinGeneral Beringer
- Juanin ClayPat Healy
- Kent WilliamsCabot
- Dennis LipscombWatson
- Joe DorseyConley
- Irving MetzmanRichter
- Michael EnsignBeringer's Aide
- William BogertMr. Lightman
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Themes
artificial intelligence (a.i.)computergovernmenthackervideo gamecold warfbiprosecutionnoradnuclear threatparanoidpolitical thriller























