# WarGames (1983)

> A teenage hacker mistakes a military supercomputer’s nuclear war simulation for a game and must outthink the machine before play becomes apocalypse.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/705

## Facts

- Runtime: 114 min
- Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Director: John Badham
- Cast: Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin, Juanin Clay, Kent Williams, Dennis Lipscomb
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086567/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, playful, paranoid, retro movie night, technology themed marathon

## Synopsis

A young hacker accidentally triggers a countdown to nuclear war, forcing him to outsmart a supercomputer.

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- [The Manhattan Project (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/18721)
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- [Brainstorm (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/8966)

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