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1. Threads. 1984 1h 52m TV-MA. 8.0 (20K) Rate. TV Movie 92 Metascore. The effects of a nuclear holocaust on the working class city of Sheffield, England and the eventual long-term effects of nuclear war on civilization. Director Mick Jackson Stars Karen Meagher Reece Dinsdale David Brierly. 2.
- 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.
Aug 26, 2015 · Even the relatively goofy post-apocalyptic thrillers of the '80s hinged on the devastation of nuclear war.In 1979, Mad Max roamed a desert wasteland in a world destroyed by nukes. The popularity ...
Mar 28, 2024 · No Way Out. No Way Out is pure 1980s Cold War. Kevin Costner plays a Navy officer who gets involved with another officer's girlfriend, played by Gene Hackman and Sean Young, respectively. Costner ...
He supposedly got the idea for The Day After while watching The China Syndrome, the 1979 Michael Douglas movie about a near-meltdown at a nuclear reactor, which, in a harrowing example of life ...
May 16, 1982 · Yet in the audience, youngsters and adults alike are convulsed with laughter. Burt the Turtle, a cartoon figure from the 1950's, is demonstrating what to do in the event of a nuclear explosion ...
May 12, 2016 · The attack sequence’s effects are primitive even by the standards of 1983, and Meyer was denied access to military footage of A-bomb tests that could have added a dash of verisimilitude.
