Poster of WarGames

WarGames(1983)

ThrillerScience FictionDrama

3/5/1983

1hr 54m

Is it a game, or is it real?

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.

User Score

Budget: $12,000,000

Revenue: $124,600,000