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WarGames

"Is it a game, or is it real?"

PG 1983 · 1h 54m · Drama, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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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.

Theatrical
Jun 3, 1983
Box Office
$124.6M
Budget
$12.0M
Return
10.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 23, 1996
Theaters
1
Director
John Badham
Producers
Leonard Goldberg, Richard Hashimoto, Harold Schneider
Music
Arthur B. Rubinstein
Studio
Sherwood Productions, United Artists
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The Dilemma of Choosing Peace Over Conflict
Taglines Where the only winning move is NOT TO PLAY. We shall make world peace so you have a decision to make now.
The Consequences of a Dangerous Game
Taglines To David Lightman, "Global Thermonuclear War" will just be one hell of a game. To everybody else, it will be hell waiting to happen.
A Weekend Without Chess Strategy
Taglines This is the weekend they didn't play chess...but they should have.
The Seriousness of Global Thermonuclear War
Taglines Global Thermonuclear War." You may think it's one hell of a game. You couldn't be more right.

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