FILM

WarGames (1983)

Name: WarGames
Director: John Badham
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1983-06-03
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin

Film · 1983 · 114 min · 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.

Directed by John Badham

Starring Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin, Juanin Clay, Kent Williams, Dennis Lipscomb

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Release dates in United States

In cinemas	3 June 1983
Digital release	Not listed
Physical release	23 July 1996
First release anywhere	3 June 1983

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