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- Dr. Strangelove. No other movie could top this list; Stanley Kubrick’sDr Stranglove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is the de facto film about nuclear war.
- The Hunt for Red October. John McTiernan’s submarine thriller The Hunt for Red October, adapted from Tom Clancy’s novel of the same name, stars Sean Connery as Marko Ramius, the Soviet Union’s most decorated submarine captain, and commander of Red October, a technologically-superior sub that is invisible to sonar.
- Thirteen Days. Roger Donaldson’s Thirteen Days is a historical political thriller that dramatizes the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, as seen from the perspective of the US political leadership in charge of defusing the situation.
- Watchmen. Alan Moore’s seminal graphic novel was long-considered unfilmable; ever since its publication in 1987, Watchmen had been stuck in production hell.
1. Invasion, U.S.A. (1952) Approved | 73 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, War. 3.5. Rate. A group of people at a bar witness the unfolding events of a Soviet invasion of the USA. Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Gerald Mohr, Peggie Castle, Dan O'Herlihy, Robert Bice. Votes: 1,690 | Gross: $1.20M. Watch on Freevee. Watch Free on Freevee. 2.
- Miracle Mile
- Colossus, The Forbin Project
- World War III
- Crimson Tide
- On The Beach
- The Day After
- Black Rain
- Dr. Strangelove
An epic nuclear Armageddon rom-com with an awesome Tangerine Dream soundtrack. Commercially unsuccessful when released, this very 1980s–the neon, the colors, the Cold War–is now a critic’s darling and cult favorite. It also showcases arguably one of the greatest ensembles of character actors ever assembled. Steve De Jarnatt’s notorious screenplay f...
“The frightening story of the day man built himself out of existence.” An early warning on getting AI involved in the the deployment of hair trigger nuclear weapons systems that may need to react faster than humans can think. This theme, that the Terminator series and War Games later echoed, is entertainingly laid out in this 1970 film which, while...
“Timely” is not quite the word. An ingenious and engaging alt history fictional documentary produced by German network ZDF that explores what might have happened if hardline Soviet hawks had removed Mikhail Gorbachev in the leadup to the tumultuous events that led to the 1989 collapse of the Berlin Wall and the USSR. Rich in well-researched revelat...
The action in Crimson Tide takes place almost entirely in the claustrophic confines of a nuclear submarine. This rousing Jerry Bruckheimer production is part of the much more fun subgenre of nuclear Armageddon movies wherein nuclear conflagrations entertainingly threaten but the protagonists narrowly avoid them. Gene Hackman stars as the sub’s trig...
Another nuclear apocalypse, another submarine. Based on the 1957 novel of the same name, On the Beach is perhaps the most contemplative film about the devastation that follows nuclear war. The images of that doomed, forlorn submarine, the Sawfish sailing the still waters of a near dead planet are iconic. Most of the drama unfolds while the submarin...
A rare example of an entertainment product having real geopolitical impact. This two-hour masterful TV drama broadcast during one of the peak periods of nuclear tension between the USSR and the US was seen by and influenced leaders and populations in both countries. In the quaint language of its time it was truly “must-see” TV, and everyone saw it,...
Not to be confused with White Light/ Black Rain, the equally worthy award winning 2007 Japanese documentary examining the ongoing nuclear legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, This artful and moving black and white Japanese film examines the undertold story of the long-term survivors of the Hiroshima blast. Unlike The Day After it was based on actual e...
Is anyone not aware of this peak Stanley Kubrick absurdist masterpiece telling the story of yet another fail safe system gone wrong? Peter Sellers is brilliant in yet another multi-character tour de force and George C. Scott has never been better as the gum chewing, dangerously gung-ho General “Buck” Turgidson. But the real star of this film is the...
5. Barefoot Gen. 1983 1h 23m TV-PG. 8.0 (9.2K) Rate. A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a disturbing story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people. Director Mori Masaki Stars Issei Miyazaki Catherine Battistone Yoshie Shimamura.
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Aug 26, 2015 · Culture & Life. Features. Apocalypse then: The forgotten history of 1980s nuclear panic movies. Movies like The Day After and Miracle Mile offer a glimpse at a time when the threat of...
Apr 14, 2018 · Nowadays, apart from the threats posed by a couple rogue nations with a handful of nukes or some crazy-eyed terrorists with a dirty bomb, the fear of a full-scale nuclear exchange and global ...
Nov 17, 2023 · CNN — On November 20, 1983, a record audience estimated at more than 100 million Americans assembled in a very different TV era to watch a “What if?” movie about nuclear annihilation. That...
