WarGames

WarGames (1983)

by John Badham

114 minute runtime


Watched
December 2, 2025 by 👫
GenresThriller, Science Fiction, Drama
ReleasedJune 3, 1983
LinksTMDB (7.1), IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes

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.