WarGames (1983)
Directed by John Badham · 114 min · Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
54.2 TOPICAL score · #1,639 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
WarGames (1983, directed by John Badham) has a TOPICAL score of 54.2 - ranked 1,639 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and awards, and lowest on cast. It won 0 awards from 3 nominations. Critics: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 77. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (2,279 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 40 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 77
- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (2,279 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 3 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 40 languages
- Still read83,559 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Matthew Broderick (actor #479), Dabney Coleman, John Wood (actor #1,489), Ally Sheedy