WarGames (1983)

Is it a game, or is it real?

• Drama
• Science Fiction
• Thriller

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.

Rating

7.1 / 10 (2,289 votes)

Release date

June 3, 1983

Runtime

1h 54m

Language

English

Director

John Badham

Status

Released