WarGames (1983) movie poster

WarGames (1983)

"Is it a game, or is it real?"
ThumbScore
👍 86%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 85%
ThrillerScience FictionDrama

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Director
Runtime
1h 54m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.1/10 (2,108 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
77

Cast

Matthew Broderick as David Lightman · 70% avg
Dabney Coleman as McKittrick · 73% avg
John Wood as Stephen Falken · 72% avg
Ally Sheedy as Jennifer · 76% avg
Barry Corbin as General Beringer · 72% avg
Juanin Clay as Pat Healy
Kent Williams as Cabot
Dennis Lipscomb as Watson

Is WarGames good?

Yes. 86% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 85%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#229 / 2223 · Thriller
Rank in its year
#8 / 35 · 1983
Rank among its director's films
#2 / 7 · John Badham

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

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. Wikipedia ↗

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