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Dominican Rep. WarGames
15,149
Mystery. Thriller. Sci-Fi
David Lightman is a young hacker, a computer expert capable of bypassing the most advanced security systems and deciphering the most hermetic secret codes. One day he accidentally connects his computer to that of the US Department of Defense, in charge of the nuclear defense system. Thinking that what he has found are new computer games, David plays checkers, chess and other more intriguing games such as Global Thermonuclear War with ... [+]
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"It convinces us that it knows computers, and it makes its knowledge into an amazingly entertaining thriller (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)" | POS |
United Kingdom |
Time Out | "The first half has a sardonic edge to it, but the more seriously the movie takes itself the sillier it gets." | NEU |
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United States |
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"A soft-sell protest that entertains. It peddles neither the hysterics of Jane Fonda's 'China Syndrome' nor the hopelessness of 'Dr. Strangelove.' It's a war cry for peace that's good to the last byte" | POS |
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United States |
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"Although the script has more than its share of short circuits, director John Badham solders the pieces into a terrifically exciting story charged by an irresistible idea" | POS |
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United States |
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"An entertaining movie that, like a video game once played, tends to disappear from one's memory bank as soon as it's finished" | NEU |
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