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WarGames

WarGames

1983Movie⏱️ 1h 54mPG🏆 #2285 Top Rated
ActionDramaSci-FiThriller
7.1
IMDB Rating
120,178 votes

A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.

Director
John Badham
Writers
Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes
Stars
Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, John Wood
Release Date
June 3, 1983
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 4
Wins
🎯 14
Nominations
💬 262
Reviews
📋 89.7K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

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

💰 Box Office

$79,567,667
Worldwide Gross
$79,567,667
Domestic Gross
$6,227,804
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Anderson Island, Washington, USA
Production
United Artists, Sherwood Productions

🏷️ Keywords

hackercold warcomputermodemphreaking

🎯 Categories

Cyber ThrillerPolitical DramaPolitical ThrillerTeen DramaActionDramaSci-FiThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Wanna play Global Thermonuclear War?
by hitchcockthelegend2008-03-04
7/10

"It was with much interest to me to revisit this early 80s hacker piece armed with the knowledge of just how the advent of change in the computer world had evolved. With that in mind the film could quite easily be classed as a bit clunky due to the now almost Neanderthal toys, games and computers used in the movie, but casting aside the nostalgia feelings I had with it, it still hits the spot as both a poignant piece of interest, and a damn good thriller as well. Matthew Broderick is David Lightman, a young computer gamer geek who is something of a whizz kid on the PC. He can change his school..."

💡 Did You Know?

The studio had the Galaxian (1979) and Galaga (1981) arcade machines delivered to Matthew Broderick's home. He practiced for two months to prepare for the arcade scene.

📖 Synopsis

A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.