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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.

English
Rated PG
🎭Drama
👽Science Fiction
🔪Thriller

Released

3rd June 1983

43 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 54 minutes

Finishes at 8:47am

Budget

$12,000,000 ($32,025,600 today)

Revenue $124,600,000

Directed by

John Badham

Written by

Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes

Ratings and awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 wins & 14 nominations total

7.1/10
93%
77%
71%
78%

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