Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


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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“Is it a game, or is it real?”

Official Trailer

War Games 1983 TV trailer

WarGames (1983) (TV Spot)
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