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WarGames (1983)

PG06/03/1983Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama1h 54m

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Matthew Broderick

    David Lightman

  2. Cast 1

    Dabney Coleman

    McKittrick

  3. Cast 1

    John Wood

    Stephen Falken

  4. Cast 1

    Ally Sheedy

    Jennifer

  5. Cast 1

    Barry Corbin

    General Beringer

  6. Cast 1

    Juanin Clay

    Pat Healy

  7. Kent Williams

    Cabot

  8. Cast 1

    Dennis Lipscomb

    Watson

  9. Joe Dorsey

    Conley

Ally Sheedy, whatever happened to her. When I was a little kid, I mean REALLY little she was one of the few stars I could name...and then she disappeared save for a couple memorable appearances in Psych. It's a shame. Anyway, my fiance is a Millennial and I've been trying to introduce her and her friends to some classic films. This one was a fail. They sat through it, but really only to mock the technology. Mocking things that are old for being old is kind of one of their favorite things. So, despite that, the film made ripples in congress and the only other film that I recall doing that...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$12,000,000.00

Revenue $124,600,000.00

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