WarGames
7.1/10
Rating
114 min
Runtime
1983
Release Year
John Badham
Director
Cast
Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin
Quick Synopsis
David Lightman, a high school student skilled in computer hacking, attempts to access a system to play unreleased video games. However, he accidentally connects to the U.S. Department of Defense's military computer, triggering a series of events that could lead to a global conflict. Alongside his friend and a highly knowledgeable computer expert, David works quickly to stop the situation from escalating and to prevent a potential nuclear disaster.
Detailed Synopsis of WarGames
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.
