Matthew Broderick
David Lightman
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WarGames is a 1983 American techno-thriller film directed by John Badham, written by Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes, and starring Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood and Ally Sheedy.
Jun 3, 1983 · A young hacker accidentally triggers a global nuclear conflict with a super-computer in this classic movie. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
- (111K)
- Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
- John Badham
- 1983-06-03
A high school hacker accidentally triggers a nuclear war simulation and must stop the real thing from happening. WarGames is a suspenseful and inventive movie that explores the dangers of artificial intelligence and the arms race.
- (47)
- John Badham
- PG
- Matthew Broderick
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.
- 3 min
- 243.1K
- Amazon MGM Studios
A teenage hacker accidentally triggers a nuclear war simulation with a supercomputer and must stop it before it's too late. IMDb provides summaries, cast and crew, user reviews, trivia, and FAQ for this classic sci-fi thriller.
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 Defense Department's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions.
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Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the classic sci-fi thriller WarGames, directed by John Badham and written by Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes. See the full cast and crew list, including Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, John Wood, and more.
