WarGames

1983·Movie
1h 54min·12
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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.
80s Sci-Fi ThrillerCold War EraHacking & AITeen AdventureSuspensefulTechnology Cautionary TaleGlobal ConflictIntelligent PlotRewatchable

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Directed by:
Newt Arnold, John Badham, Martin Brest
Written by:
Walter F. Parkes, Lawrence Lasker
Produced by:
Harold Schneider, Wallis Nicita, Leonard Goldberg
Composed by:
William L. Manger, Willie D. Burton, Aaron Rochin

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