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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.
Can a bored teenager accidentally trigger a nuclear holocaust while hunting for unreleased video games? This eighties techno-thriller turns a simple home computer hack into a terrifying countdown toward global annihilation.
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John Badham
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Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin, Juanin Clay, Kent Williams, Dennis Lipscomb, Joe Dorsey, Irving Metzman
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WarGames
You can watch WarGames (1983) for free on Hoopla, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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7.1/10
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93%
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Director
John Badham
Cast
Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin, Juanin Clay, Kent Williams, Dennis Lipscomb, Joe Dorsey, Irving Metzman
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