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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.
But all things considered, there are enough realistic scenarios on WOPR's list to scare anyone who has seriously thought about the likelihood of global thermonuclear war, especially with the unstable leaders of Russia, Iran, North Korea, China, and the United States to consider.
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 15, 2018 · ABC / ABC. Before Nicholas Meyer's made-for-television film The Day After had its official airing on November 20, 1983, then-President Ronald Reagan and his Joint Chiefs of Staff were given ...
- 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...
'Brilliantly framed with deeply researched and consistently insightful essays ranging from popular culture and media, and activist efforts to create nuclear free zones to how nuclear anxiety changes domestic and foreign policy in the United States and Europe, Nuclear Threats, Nuclear Fear and the Cold War of the 1980s is indispensable reading for anyone seeking to understand the 1980s.
Jul 22, 2023 · I think this booklet is as much a statement about the British adult generation of the 1970–80s as it is about nuclear survival. Many of them had experienced World War 2 and the Blitz, and were brought up following well-meaning government advice in the face of adversity. That generation would probably have followed this booklet to the letter.
