1983
WarGames
Directed by John Badham
Is it a game, or is it real?
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 girlfriend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
Duration
1h 54m
Released
June 3, 1983
Revenue
$124,600,000
Part ofThe WarGames Collection
Includes WarGames (1983), and WarGames: The Dead Code (2008).
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