WarGames

1983 film directed by John Badham
Movie film Q504697
WarGames
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WarGames

Summary

WarGames is a film[1]. WarGames ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,760 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • WarGames's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • WarGames was directed by John Badham[4].
  • Lawrence Lasker wrote the screenplay for WarGames[5].
  • Walter F. Parkes wrote the screenplay for WarGames[6].
  • WarGames's composer is recorded as Arthur B. Rubinstein[7].
  • WarGames's genre is thriller film[8].
  • WarGames's genre is drama film[9].
  • wargame is named after WarGames[10].
  • WarGames was followed by WarGames: The Dead Code[11].
  • A cast member of WarGames was Matthew Broderick[12].
  • A cast member of WarGames was Ally Sheedy[13].
  • A cast member of WarGames was Dabney Coleman[14].
  • A cast member of WarGames was John Wood[15].
  • A cast member of WarGames was Barry Corbin[16].
  • A cast member of WarGames was Q220584[17].
  • A cast member of WarGames was Q783369[18].
  • A cast member of WarGames was Dennis Lipscomb[19].
  • A cast member of WarGames was Michael Ensign[20].
  • A cast member of WarGames was John Spencer[21].
  • A cast member of WarGames was Stephen Lee[22].
  • A cast member of WarGames was Art LaFleur[23].
  • A cast member of WarGames was Eddie Deezen[24].
  • A cast member of WarGames was Maury Chaykin[25].
  • A cast member of WarGames was Juanin Clay[26].
  • A cast member of WarGames was Joe Dorsey[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Leonard Goldberg[28], Bruce McNall[29], Harold Schneider[30], and Richard Hashimoto[31]. WarGames was directed by John Badham[4]. Screenwriters include Lawrence Lasker[5] and Walter F. Parkes[6]. Cast members include Matthew Broderick[12], Ally Sheedy[13], Dabney Coleman[14], John Wood[15], Barry Corbin[16], and Q220584[17].

Publication

Publication dates include June 3, 1983[32], December 9, 1983[33], October 7, 1983[34], and 1983[35]. The original language of WarGames was English[36]. Genres include thriller film[8] and drama film[9]. WarGames was distributed by video on demand[37].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include computer security[38], artificial intelligence[39], Cold War[40], World War III[41], nuclear warfare[42], and simulated reality[43].

Reception

Reviews include 7.6/10[44], 77/100[45], and 93%[46].

Adaptations and Inspiration

WarGames was followed by WarGames: The Dead Code[11].

Why It Matters

WarGames ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,760 views/month).[2] WarGames has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] WarGames is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . wikidata.org.
  32. [44] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [45] . wikidata.org.
  34. [46] . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] . boxofficemojo.com. boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [33] . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [34] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [35] . wikidata.org.
  39. [38] . wikidata.org.
  40. [39] . wikidata.org.
  41. [40] . wikidata.org.
  42. [41] . wikidata.org.
  43. [42] . wikidata.org.
  44. [43] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 29d ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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