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In director John Badham's WARGAMES, Matthew Broderick stars as David Lightman, a young hacker who accidentally logs on to the Department of Defense's network. Thinking that he's found a cool new computer game manufacturer, David plays checkers, chess, and other more intriguing games like Global Thermonuclear War. Realizing that .. Read more

Starring	Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, Dabney Coleman, John Wood
Director	John Badham
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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  A classic film that stands the test of time
  
  I thought about renting this title as I remembered it from my childhood. So when the DVD arrived I expected to cringe at the scripting and acting but it was ... read more »
  
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  - Rick Bruce
  - Glasgow, Scotland
  - 10 Sep 2004 at 12:00
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  War Games
  
  Thoroughly entertaining will watch it over and over again
  
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  - Birmingham
  - 02 Mar 2010 at 20:47
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  Still good
  
  This is still a good movie despite its age, and despite the hopelessly out of date computer technology depicted in it. I still felt panicky at the end, which is... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh
  - 26 May 2009 at 15:45
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  Great film! Loved it!
  
  Great film! Was exactly what i expected of it!
  
  Was a bit shady in places, but a young Mr Broderick was still in top form. A great film to chill out ... read more »
  
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- - Rackee
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  - Carshalton
  - 14 Apr 2009 at 08:40
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  Games
  
  Like this film and it still has a worrying reality today..
  
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- - sandyprints
  - 5 reviews
  - Hungerford
  - 23 Mar 2009 at 12:00
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  GREAT FILM
  
  WATCHED THIS WHEN I WAS A YOUNG ONE, STILL BRILLIANT NOW.
  
  HIGHLY RECOMMEND RENTING THIS ONE OUT.
  
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- - spookhunter
  - 25 reviews
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 14 Apr 2008 at 16:12
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  Good Film, Awful Transfer
  
  This (rather dated) film has nevertheless lost none of it's charm. However, this is a very ropey disc with a non-anamorphic letterboxed picture (NTSC ... read more »
  
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  - Shepperton
  - 16 Jan 2008 at 22:58
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  probably the best 80's childrens cold war film ever
  
  to much. just too much. i wonder if D.A.R.Y.L is available to rent?
  
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  - london, england
  - 02 Aug 2007 at 16:17
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  WARGAMES.
  
  WARGAMES, forget my other review this film is truly thrilling and makes really good viewing, worth watching.
  
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- - Cornetto
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  - Lancaster
  - 04 May 2007 at 21:22
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  Wargames.
  
  WARGAMES - A married couple try everything to get each other to leave the house in a vicious divorce battle
  
  Funny, exciting, Thriller, Really good ... read more »
  
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- - Cornetto
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  - Lancaster
  - 04 May 2007 at 21:14
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  AMAMZING!!!!!!!!!!
  
  AMAMZING!!!!!!!!!!AMAMZING!!!!!!!!!!AMAMZING!!!!!! !!!!AMAMZING!!!!!!!!!!AMAMZING!!!!!!!!!!AMAMZING!! !!!!!!!!AMAMZING!!!!!!!!!!AMAMZING!!!!!!!!!!AMAMZI NG... read more »
  
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- - sharon
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  - 10 Apr 2007 at 22:10
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  A classic film that stands the test of time
  
  I thought about renting this title as I remembered it from my childhood. So when the DVD arrived I expected to cringe at the scripting and acting but it was ... read more »
  
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  - Rick Bruce
  - Glasgow, Scotland
  - 10 Sep 2004 at 12:00
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  Excelent
  
  It's amazing how well this movie was made. Consider it was a computer thriller in the early eighties - and it still works today. Sure, most of the ... read more »
  
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  - Middlesex
  - 30 Mar 2004 at 23:44
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  It was fantastic to ...
  
  It was fantastic to view this film once again.
  
  I can remember the first time I saw this film and I must say, even though technology has improved, ... read more »
  
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  - WOKING
  - 15 Oct 2004 at 14:40
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  Well aged.
  
  Despite the now ageing appearance of what, at the time was no doubt cutting edge technology, this is an enjoyable and still relevant film. The premise that a ... read more »
  
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- - Info Rhino
  - Camelon, Scotland
  - 10 Jan 2007 at 08:08
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  Shall we play a game
  
  Apart from the end of movie back slapping (why do American movies do this?)
  
  This movie is just as entertaining and relevant today as it was back in ... read more »
  
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  - zzzzzz
  - 112 reviews
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  - 27 Feb 2005 at 16:31
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  Wargames
  
  Teenager crackz into ultra secure world defense computer and starts world war three ... or nearly . Sounds a relativly corny plot but must say that having ... read more »
  
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- - Gary
  - Uxbridge , England
  - 08 May 2005 at 10:04
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  Remember the old days before cgi
  
  I loved it first time round still do, My wife hates it. This has always been one of my favourite films perhaps it's because I'm into computers and she ... read more »
  
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  - cheshire, uk
  - 09 Oct 2005 at 08:20
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  Worth Renting!
  
  Worth renting just to see the classic scene 'Mister Potato Head! Mister Potato Head! Back doors are not secrets!' Priceless
  
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  - Merseyside
  - 19 Oct 2006 at 13:15
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  GREAT FILM
  
  WATCHED THIS WHEN I WAS A YOUNG ONE, STILL BRILLIANT NOW.
  
  HIGHLY RECOMMEND RENTING THIS ONE OUT.
  
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- - spookhunter
  - 25 reviews
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 14 Apr 2008 at 16:12
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  War Games
  
  Thoroughly entertaining will watch it over and over again
  
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- - a customer
  - Birmingham
  - 02 Mar 2010 at 20:47

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  In director John Badham's WARGAMES, Matthew Broderick stars as David Lightman, a young hacker who accidentally logs on to the Department of Defense's network. Thinking that he's found a cool new computer game manufacturer, David plays checkers, chess, and other more intriguing games like Global ...