WarGames (1983)

PG-136/3/1983Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama1h 54m

71%

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"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.

John Badham

Director

Richard Hashimoto

Producer

Arthur B. Rubinstein

Composer