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WarGames

“Is it a game, or is it real?”

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.

1983 7.1/10 community score 1h 54m Released
  • Drama
  • Science Fiction
  • Thriller

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