WarGames

WarGames (1983) — drama, science-fiction, thriller film. Directed by John Badham. Starring Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy. This page maps 5 characters and 9 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 7.1/10 from 2,258 votes.

WarGames (1983) Poster

Interactive Features for WarGames

WarGames offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 5 characters interconnect through 9 relationship links.
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Story Analysis

A teenage hacker must teach an automated war computer that nuclear conflict has no winning outcome.

Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller · 7.1/10 · 114 min · 1983

Based On

Credits

Director

John Badham
Cast

as David Lightman

Matthew Broderick
Cast

as McKittrick

Dabney Coleman
Cast

as Stephen Falken

John Wood
Cast

as Jennifer

Ally Sheedy
Cast

as General Beringer

Barry Corbin
Cast

as Pat Healy

Juanin Clay
Cast

as Cabot

Kent Williams
Cast

as Watson

Dennis Lipscomb
Cast

as Conley

Joe Dorsey
Cast

as Richter

Irving Metzman
Cast

as Beringer's Aide

Michael Ensign
Cast

as Mr. Lightman

William Bogert

Universe & Franchise Timeline

WarGames — Watch Order · Character Knowledge Graph

WarGames is title 1 of 2 in the WarGames release order. Next: WarGames: The Dead Code (2008).

Related Movies & Series

WarGames: The Dead Code (2008) — Sequel

Videos

Original Trailer
Official Trailer
"Shall We Play A Game?" Scene
David Discovers A List of Games
Hacking The School Servers
War Games 1983 TV trailer
WarGames (1983) (TV Spot)

Images

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q504697), public domain (CC0).