CinemaOSMovie · 1983 · 1h 54m · PG
WarGames

Is it a game, or is it real?

71%(2,281)IMDbDramaScience FictionThriller

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.

Directed byJohn Badham

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 54m
Language
EN
Released
June 3, 1983
Budget
$12,000,000
Revenue
$124,600,000
Studios
United ArtistsSherwood Productions

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Trailers & teasers

4 videos
Original Trailer

Original Trailer

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

War Games 1983 TV trailer

War Games 1983 TV trailer

WarGames (1983) (TV Spot)

WarGames (1983) (TV Spot)

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick

David Lightman

Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

McKittrick

John Wood

John Wood

Stephen Falken

Ally Sheedy

Ally Sheedy

Jennifer

Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin

General Beringer

Juanin Clay

Juanin Clay

Pat Healy

Kent Williams

Kent Williams

Cabot

Dennis Lipscomb

Dennis Lipscomb

Watson

Joe Dorsey

Joe Dorsey

Conley

Irving Metzman

Irving Metzman

Richter

Creative team
Directed by
John Badham
John Badham
Written by
Lawrence Lasker
Lawrence Lasker
Walter F. Parkes
Walter F. Parkes
Produced by
Richard Hashimoto
Harold Schneider

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