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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 friend 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

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Cast48

  • Matthew Broderick
  • Dabney Coleman
  • John Wood
  • Ally Sheedy
  • Barry Corbin
  • Juanin Clay
  • Kent Williams
  • Dennis Lipscomb
  • Joe Dorsey

Part ofThe WarGames Collection

Includes WarGames (1983), and WarGames: The Dead Code (2008).

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