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WarGames

WarGames
★ 7.1/10•1983•1h 54m•PG•Drama•Science Fiction•Thriller

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.

John Badham · Director

Lawrence Lasker · Writer

Walter F. Parkes · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 54m
LanguageEN
Release DateJun 3, 1983
Budget$12,000,000
Revenue$124,600,000

Actors

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

Michael Ensign

Michael Ensign

Beringer's Aide

William Bogert

William Bogert

Mr. Lightman

Susan Davis

Mrs. Lightman

James Tolkan

James Tolkan

Wigan

David Clover

Stockman

Drew Snyder

Drew Snyder

Ayers

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