WarGames
1983 · Movie · PG · 114 min · ★ 7.1
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.
Also known as The Genius
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Details
- Years
- 1983
- Release date
- 1983-06-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 114 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (2,159 votes)
- Box office
- $79,567,667
Themes
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
- computer
- government
- hacker
- video game
- cold war
- fbi
- prosecution
- norad
- nuclear threat
- paranoid
- political thriller
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1984 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
- JD
Joe Dorsey
as Conley
Irving Metzman
as Richter
Directed by John Badham