WarGames

1983 · Directed by John Badham

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 Defense Department's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his girlfriend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

drama sci-fi thriller

Cast: Barry Corbin, William H. Macy, Ally Sheedy, Dabney Coleman, Michael Madsen, James Tolkan, Matthew Broderick, Art LaFleur, Maury Chaykin, John Spencer

Rating: 7.072/10 from 1,476 votes