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WarGames (1983)

"Is it a game, or is it real?"

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WarGames

year
1983
runtime
1h 54m
rating
7.1
genres
Thriller
Science Fiction
Drama
directors
John Badham
actors
Matthew Broderick
Dabney Coleman
John Wood
Ally Sheedy
Barry Corbin

Plot 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 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.

Top Cast & Characters

  • Matthew Broderick
    as David Lightman
  • Dabney Coleman
    as McKittrick
  • John Wood
    as Stephen Falken
  • Ally Sheedy
    as Jennifer
  • Barry Corbin
    as General Beringer
  • Juanin Clay
    as Pat Healy
  • Kent Williams
    as Cabot
  • Dennis Lipscomb
    as Watson

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The film was instrumental in influencing U.S. government policy to focus on computer security.

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