High School student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) 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 (Ally Sheedy) and a wizardly computer genius (John Wood), David must race against time to outwit his opponent...and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
Genre: Thriller, Science Fiction
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, Ally Sheedy, John Wood, Barry Corbin
Directed & Produced by: Angelo P. Graham, James J. Murakami, Tom Rolf, Walter F. Parkes, William A. Fraker
Release date: 6/3/1983
Running time: 114 minutes
IMDb Rating: 7.1/10 by 991 users