
by John Badham
114 minute runtime
| Watched | December 2, 2025 by 👫 |
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| Genres | Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama |
| Released | June 3, 1983 |
| Links | TMDB (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.