Movie Settings Database

WarGames

Where:

Colorado Oregon Washington

When:

The 1980s

Is it a game, or is it real? — 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 Defense Department's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his girlfriend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

Released in 1983 — 114 minutes

Genres:

Thriller Drama Action Adventure Science Fiction

Language:

English