WarGames
1983 · 114 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 115,572 VOTES · DIR. John Badham
Overview
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 Department of Defense'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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,186 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:13 Replacement team's here, sir.
00:05:24 Ten. All missiles enabled.
00:11:07 to have missiles lying dormant in those silos
00:14:57 Seeds that are germinated in water before they are planted will... what?
00:19:40 It's OK. You should see my room.
00:25:26 - Can you still change it? - Oh, I don't know...
00:28:50 The more complicated they are, the more they have to help you out.
00:34:55 Have you ever heard of the word tumulus?
00:38:03 Hello.
00:42:00 Yes, sir.
00:45:04 Show this to your dad.
00:50:00 What did I do?
00:53:15 He's got to be working with somebody else.
00:56:09 Joshua called me.
00:59:54 What classified address?
01:07:22 OK. Excuse me. Thank you very much, sir.
01:13:32 - Wait, wait, wait, wait! Whoa! - Hold it, hold it!
01:18:30 Once upon a time, there lived a magnificent race of animals
01:21:22 I know a lot about you. I know you weren't always like this.
01:26:52 General, DPS is tracking 300 inbound Soviet ICBMs.
01:31:13 You betcha!
01:34:22 This is Crystal Palace. Are you still on? Anyone there?
01:38:28 It's games.
100:00:00 massing in East Germany.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,186
Dialogue density10.4 lines / min
First line00:01:13
Final line100:00:00
Production Record
DirectorJohn Badham
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12,000,000
Revenue$124,600,000
IMDb votes115,572