WarGames (1983)

Synopsis

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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Cast

• Matthew Broderick as David Lightman
• Dabney Coleman as McKittrick
• John Wood as Stephen Falken
• Ally Sheedy as Jennifer
• Barry Corbin as General Beringer
• Juanin Clay as Pat Healy
• Kent Williams as Cabot
• Dennis Lipscomb as Watson
• Joe Dorsey as Conley
• Irving Metzman as Richter

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• Terminator Genisys
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
• Mercy
• The Matrix Reloaded
• Ghost in the Shell
• Ghost in the Shell
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence
• Clear and Present Danger