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That is the message of "WarGames," a scary and intelligent new thriller that is one of the best films so far this year. The movie stars Matthew Broderick (the kid from " Max Dugan Returns ") as a bright high school senior who spends a lot of time locked in his bedroom with his home computer.
94% Tomatometer 47 Reviews 76% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings High school student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) unwittingly hacks into a military supercomputer while searching for new video...
- (47)
- John Badham
- PG
- Matthew Broderick
Imaginative story, great cast (who, despite other reviews, do not phone it in) Wargames is a true gem, as it was recently listed by AFI as one of the top 100 sci fi movies of all time. Broderick was perfect as a slacker teen, and Ally Sheedy turns in one of her best performance, making the most of an under developed character.
Jun 3, 1983 · Imaginative story, great cast (who, despite other reviews, do not phone it in) Wargames is a true gem, as it was recently listed by AFI as one of the top 100 sci fi movies of all time. Broderick was perfect as a slacker teen, and Ally Sheedy turns in one of her best performance, making the most of an under developed character.
- (111K)
- Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
- John Badham
- 1983-06-03
WarGames Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. James Croot Stuff.co.nz. [WarGames] is a standard ‘80s teens-in-peril and up-against-the-authorities tale, but one...
On Rotten Tomatoes, WarGames received an approval rating of 94% based on 47 reviews, with an average rating of 7.60/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Part delightfully tense techno-thriller, part refreshingly unpatronizing teen drama, WarGames is one of the more inventive—and genuinely suspenseful—Cold War movies of the 1980s."
Our review: Parents say ( 7 ): Kids say ( 16 ): Although dated in appearance, this clever and suspenseful movie questions both an overreliance on technology and the Reagan-era defense policy. This movie makes a strong case against nuclear war, portraying it as a game of brinksmanship with no winners.
