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WarGames

Released Jun 1983114 min$12M budget
Drama#829Thriller#566
Movie Rank
May 16, 2026
#2,101
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Buzz Score
May 16, 2026
0.9
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WarGames

WarGames is a 1983 American techno-thriller film that follows the story of a high school student who inadvertently triggers a scenario of global conflict by hacking into a United States military supercomputer.

Released
1983
Runtime
114 min
Rating
PG
Budget
$12M
Box Office
$125M
Status
Released
Streaming
AMC Plus Apple TV Channel AMC+ Amazon ChannelAMC+ Roku Premium ChannelAMC+
Rankings
#2,101All Movies#829Drama#566Thriller
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WarGames
Daily update · May 16, 2026

WarGames ranks #2,101 among movies with a Buzz Score of 0.9. It peaked at #3,243 of all time (Jul 8 - Aug 6, 2023). It ranks #1,402 over the past 365 days.

Rankings

Current position by overall and genre
#2,101
All Movies
Buzz Score 0.9
#829
Drama
Genre
#566
Thriller
Genre
#412
Science Fiction
Genre

Performance

Popularity history
Peak Buzz Score
1.9
#3,243Peak rank
Jul 8 - Aug 6, 2023
1-Year Buzz Score
1.2
#1,4021-year rank
Last 365 days
Days at #1
0
Past 365 days
Days in Top 10
0
Past 365 days
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Most popular WarGames cast members by current Buzz Score on May 16, 2026
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#1
Matthew Broderick
as David Lightman
3.6
#2
William H. Macy
as NORAD Officer (uncredited)
3.2
#3
Michael Madsen
as Steve
2.7
#4
Ally Sheedy
as Jennifer
1.9
#5
Dabney Coleman
as McKittrick
1.4
#6
Barry Corbin
as General Beringer
1.3
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