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WarGames: The Dead Code

2008 · 96 min

A slick, fast-paced tech thriller that plays like a disposable but entertaining B-movie, with low stakes and a few clever nods.

Directed by
Stuart Gillard
Genres
Science fiction, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
Are you ready to play?
Overview
Computer hacker Will Farmer engages a government super-computer named Ripley in an online terrorist-attack simulation game. Little does Farmer know that Ripley has been designed to appeal to potential terrorists, and certain software glitches have in turn made him become paranoid.

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Directed by
Stuart Gillard
Genres
Science fiction, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • conspiracy
  • survival
  • power
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
science fiction, drama, thriller
Directed by
Stuart Gillard
Written by
Randall M. Badat
Starring
Matt Lanter, Amanda Walsh, Colm Feore, Chuck Shamata, Maxim Roy, Nicolas Wright, Gary Reineke, Susan Glover
Music
John Van Tongeren
Cinematography
Bruce Chun
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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