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WarGames (1983)

PG · 1983-06-03 · 1h 54m · EN
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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 Defense Department's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his girlfriend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

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John BadhamDirector
Budget
$12M
Box office
$124.6M

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▶ David Discovers A List of Games▶ Hacking The School Servers▶ Official Trailer▶ War Games 1983 TV trailer▶ WarGames (1983) (TV Spot)

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Matthew BroderickMatthew BroderickDavid LightmanDabney ColemanDabney ColemanMcKittrickJohn WoodJohn WoodStephen FalkenAlly SheedyAlly SheedyJenniferBarry CorbinBarry CorbinGeneral BeringerJuanin ClayJuanin ClayPat HealyKent WilliamsKent WilliamsCabotDennis LipscombDennis LipscombWatsonJoe DorseyJoe DorseyConleyIrving MetzmanIrving MetzmanRichterMichael EnsignMichael EnsignBeringer's AideWilliam BogertWilliam BogertMr. Lightman

Keywords

Video gameArtificial intelligenceCold warFbiProsecutionHackerComputerGovernmentNuclear threatNoradArtificial intelligence (a.i.)

Movie DNA

Genre affinityAction · Thriller · DramaTheme affinityVideo Game · Artificial Intelligence · Cold WarDialogue densityDramaPacingActionEmotional intensityCold WarDirector preference139887

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What is WarGames about?

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 Defense Department's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his girlfriend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

How long is WarGames?

WarGames has a runtime of 114 minutes.

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