Tron

A world inside the computer where man has never been. Never before now.

1982 • 96 min • Science Fiction · Action · Adventure

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Synopsis

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.

Our family guide

Best from age 8

Movie Knight Score

2815 reviews

50 Reviewers · 4 · 60%
66 Audience · 2811 · 40%

When a brilliant hacker is digitized into a supercomputer, he must battle his way out of a digital world. Teaming up with a heroic program named Tron, he faces off against the tyrannical Master Control Program in a visually innovative adventure.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 3/10

Heads up

Some intense digital combat sequences
Characters can be "de-resolutionized" (disintegrated)
Early CGI effects might look dated to modern kids

What it models well

Courage in the face of tyranny
Teamwork and collaboration
Standing up for what is right

Talk about it after

What it means to be alive in a digital world
The nature of power and control
How technology can be used for good or ill

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Top billed cast

Director: Steven Lisberger • Crew: Steven Lisberger, Bonnie MacBird, Steven Lisberger

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Reviewer notes

Recommended
[Noticed all the other reviews here are posted by folks who have no interest in technology in the first place...] TRON (1982) is an incredibly imaginative concept that was decades ahead of its time.…
rbeckboodro, TMDB Community

Not recommended
**Once avant-garde and innovative, this film feels archaic and old as an arcade game, and has an absolutely miserable script.** I'm not sure what Disney was thinking when they decided to make this film, but I understand the concept and the reasons that led the studio to bet on something like this.…
Filipe Manuel Neto, TMDB Community

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
I saw this again yesterday - it's 40 years old! I didn't see it at the time, I was one of those kids who hadn't the slightest interest in "Space Invaders" nor did I ever have an Atari, but I do recall the fuss that was being made about Disney's first foray into the world of the emerging computer games market. Actually, the story is not so terrible.…
CinemaSerf, TMDB Community

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers
An acquired taste. For me, someone who has no knowledge of computer programming and the sort, it's a very slow, tedious and boring watch. <em>'Tron'</em>, unfortunately, didn't take my interest whatsoever.…
r96sk, TMDB Community