WarGames (1983)

Kernel Score: 78% · 2,097 ratings

Genres: Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama

Released: 1983-06-03

Runtime: 114 minutes

Overview

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.

Director

John Badham

Cast

• Matthew Broderick as David Lightman
• Dabney Coleman as McKittrick
• John Wood as Stephen Falken
• Ally Sheedy as Jennifer
• Barry Corbin as General Beringer
• Juanin Clay as Pat Healy
• Kent Williams as Cabot
• Dennis Lipscomb as Watson
• Joe Dorsey as Conley
• Irving Metzman as Richter