Tron
1982 · TMDB 6.6
Directed by Steven Lisberger
When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world and becomes part of the very game he is designing. In his mission through cyberspace, Flynn matches wits with a maniacal Master Control Program and teams up with Tron, a security measure created to bring balance to the digital environment.
Why it matters
A computer programmer is digitised into a mainframe and forced to compete in gladiatorial games against the Master Control Program.
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Released
- 1982-07-09
- Studio
- Lisberger/Kushner Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.6
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