WarGames

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MOVIE
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WarGames

Is it a game, or is it real?

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.

Release Date

1983-06-03

Year

1983

Duration

1h 54m

Status

Released

Score

7.10

#artificial-intelligence-(a.i.)#computer#government#hacker#video-game#cold-war#fbi#prosecution#norad#nuclear-threat#paranoid#political-thriller#cyber-thriller#tense#hopeful

Cast

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick

David Lightman

Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

McKittrick

John Wood

John Wood

Stephen Falken

Ally Sheedy

Ally Sheedy

Jennifer

Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin

General Beringer

Juanin Clay

Juanin Clay

Pat Healy

Kent Williams

Kent Williams

Cabot

Dennis Lipscomb

Dennis Lipscomb

Watson

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Joe Dorsey

Conley

Irving Metzman

Irving Metzman

Richter