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WarGames (1983)
- PG
- 06/03/1983 (US)
- Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama
- 1h 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 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.
Lawrence Lasker
ScreenplayWalter F. Parkes
ScreenplayJohn Badham
DirectorCast
![Matthew Broderick's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/papqFgpyroZJEqd7WvuNGN8ti2k.jpg)
Matthew Broderick
David Lightman![Dabney Coleman's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/wfYLBxqwRUB15FaDGEolL0lgSA5.jpg)
Dabney Coleman
McKittrick![John Wood's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/6raTQciey2xpcVV5c8HRV4XzFCk.jpg)
John Wood
Stephen Falken![Ally Sheedy's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/dV6eGZm2HNEN2sfa4abTa2QtwOH.jpg)
Ally Sheedy
Jennifer![Barry Corbin's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/vcHtLrUmfyT1KiuBqmLdXA3luPJ.jpg)
Barry Corbin
General Beringer![Juanin Clay's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/44LAsJqXWo90omrgRhFtYwKNup8.jpg)
Juanin Clay
Pat Healy![Kent Williams's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/cqBrCyUKtQTX8fuzfHriVIYYN74.jpg)
Kent Williams
Cabot![Dennis Lipscomb's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/bpvFPjCrpOABOWfE6H0bRQx4Khl.jpg)