WarGames (1983)

Movie Details

Original Title WarGames

Original Language EN

Budget $12,000,000

Revenue $124,600,000

Status Released

Popularity 4.2

Cast

Matthew Broderick

David Lightman

Popularity: 5.2

Dabney Coleman

McKittrick

Popularity: 2.2

John Wood

Stephen Falken

Popularity: 1.8

Ally Sheedy

Jennifer

Popularity: 1.8

Barry Corbin

General Beringer

Popularity: 2.3

Juanin Clay

Pat Healy

Popularity: 2.2

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Kent Williams

Cabot

Popularity: 3.1

Dennis Lipscomb

Watson

Popularity: 0.8

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Joe Dorsey

Conley

Popularity: 1.0

Irving Metzman

Richter

Popularity: 1.9

Michael Ensign

Beringer's Aide

Popularity: 1.9

William Bogert

Mr. Lightman

Popularity: 7.6

Key Crew

Producer Harold Schneider, Richard Hashimoto

Screenplay Walter F. Parkes, Lawrence Lasker

Executive Producer Leonard Goldberg

Director John Badham

Editor Tom Rolf

Production

Sherwood Productions

United Artists

Videos & Trailers

"Shall We Play A Game?" Scene

Clip

David Discovers A List of Games

Clip

Hacking The School Servers

Clip

Official Trailer

Trailer

War Games 1983 TV trailer

Teaser

WarGames (1983) (TV Spot)

Teaser

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

artificial intelligence (a.i.) computer government hacker video game cold war fbi prosecution norad nuclear threat paranoid tense hopeful

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 7/10

Apr 26, 2020

Wanna play Global Thermonuclear War? It was with much interest to me to revisit this early 80s hacker piece armed with the knowledge of just how the advent of change in the computer world had evolved. With that in mind the film could quite easily be classed as a bit clunky due to the now almost N ... Read more

GenerationofSwine 10/10

Jan 13, 2023

Ally Sheedy, whatever happened to her. When I was a little kid, I mean REALLY little she was one of the few stars I could name...and then she disappeared save for a couple memorable appearances in Psych. It's a shame. Anyway, my fiance is a Millennial and I've been trying to introduce her and her ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Jun 20, 2025

When the young computer whizz-kid “David” (Matthew Broderick) is showing off to his girlfriend “Jennifer” (Ally Sheedy) about how he can improve her grades and book them on a first class trip to Paris, he inadvertently dials a telephone number that wants to play a game. A game of thermonucle ... Read more