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WarGames (1983)

Is it a game, or is it real?

114 minDramaScience FictionThriller
TMDb7.1/102,196 votes

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.

Country: United States

Director: John Badham

Cast

Matthew Broderick as David Lightman

Matthew Broderick

David Lightman

Dabney Coleman as McKittrick

Dabney Coleman

McKittrick

John Wood as Stephen Falken

John Wood

Stephen Falken

Ally Sheedy as Jennifer

Ally Sheedy

Jennifer

Barry Corbin as General Beringer

Barry Corbin

General Beringer

Juanin Clay as Pat Healy

Juanin Clay

Pat Healy

Kent Williams as Cabot

Kent Williams

Cabot

Dennis Lipscomb as Watson

Dennis Lipscomb

Watson

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Joe Dorsey

Conley

Irving Metzman as Richter

Irving Metzman

Richter

Michael Ensign as Beringer's Aide

Michael Ensign

Beringer's Aide

William Bogert as Mr. Lightman

William Bogert

Mr. Lightman

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Susan Davis

Mrs. Lightman

James Tolkan as Wigan

James Tolkan

Wigan

Keywords

Plot:artificial intelligence (a.i.)computergovernmenthackervideo gamefbiprosecutionnoradnuclear threatparanoidpolitical thrillercyber thrillertensehopeful
Time:cold war

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