
WarGames
Is it a game, or is it real?
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6/3/1983Runtime
114 minsOverview
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.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$12,000,000Revenue
$124,600,000Homepage
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A nail-biting race against a computer system spinning toward nuclear war, anchored by the genuine alarm of watching a teenager's innocent mistake spiral into global catastrophe. It's simultaneously a thriller about the terrifying consequences of automation and a coming-of-age story about kids trying to outsmart the systems of power.
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