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20 titles. 1. Threads (1984 TV Movie) TV-MA | 112 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. 8. Rate. 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.
Jul 21, 2023 · Oppenheimer: Directed by Christopher Nolan. With Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Alden Ehrenreich. The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Christopher Nolan
- 2023-07-21
Sep 1, 2020 · Nuclear: Directed by Catherine Linstrum. With Emilia Jones, Sienna Guillory, Oliver Coopersmith, George MacKay. Following an act of violence committed by her own brother, Emma escapes with her mother to wild, open country, where they find refuge in an isolated retreat in the shadow of a nuclear power station.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Catherine Linstrum
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- Nuclear Disaster Movies
- Fat Man and Little Boy
- Day One
- The Day After Trinity
- The War Game
- Miracle Mile
- One Night Stand
- Dead Man's Letters
Today, we're going to take a look at some of the greatest movies ever made about one of the most important (and terrifying) topics in human history. These are films dealing with humanity's ever-impending danger from nuclear war, faulty nuclear reactors, and all-out nuclear destruction. While most of these are fictionalized cautionary tales and horr...
My first three movies all cover the same historical topic: The Manhattan Project. While this first movie isn't too great, it nevertheless complements the second, bettermovie fairly well. And the documentary wraps things up all in a neat bow. The first film is Fat Man and Little Boy—named after the nukes dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. It stars P...
Which brings us to the much better, lesser-known TV movie from the same year (don't let "1993" in the video thumbnail fool you). Day One again follows the lives of General Groves (Brian Dennehy) and Robert Oppenheimer (David Strathairn) during the same time period. Whereas Fat Man and Little Boy is undone by Hollywood's watered-down, somewhat hammy...
If the above two Manhattan Project movies aren't dark and foreboding enough for you, sink your teeth into the 1980 J. Robert Oppenheimer documentary, The Day After Trinity. This movie follows the life of the theoretical physicist from his early childhood up until his security clearance (and direct political influence) was revoked in the mid-1950s, ...
Complete with classic "announcer guy" voice narration, dramatizations, and interviews with men and women on the street, this 45-minute-long BBC mockumentary from 1965 is shot in the style of many of those old propaganda films, instructional films, and newsreel documentaries that you'd see back in the day. However, instead of teaching us wholesome l...
You know those first scenes in every zombie movie you've ever seen? The ones right before anyone is completely sure of what's going on, and when society first begins to devolve into a riotous, murderous, cesspool of chaos? Well, Miracle Mileis basically 88 minutes of that. Only instead of zombies being the catalyst, it's news of a nuclear war. Char...
Truth be told, I almost skipped this one based purely on its cutesy-looking cover—two couples comically standing side-by-side holding umbrellas, with a fiery mushroom cloud in the background. I gave it a shot, though, and I was happy I did. It isn't half bad. One Night Standis a 1984 Australian movie about two flirty girls, a Stifler-esque blockhea...
If you're looking for a more artsy and cerebral take on the nuclear apocalypse, this one might be for you. It's a dark and gloomy (and mostly sepia-colored) film produced by the Soviet Union in 1986, that takes place after an accidental nuclear missile launch destroys a town and pumps it full of radiation. Their society is essentially ruined, resul...
Miracle Mile (1988) – a film about two lovers in Los Angeles leading up to a nuclear war. Nightbreaker (1989) On the Beach (1959) – film depicting a gradually dying, post-apocalyptic world in Australia that remained after a nuclear Third World War. On the Beach ( Showtime, 2000) – a remake of the 1959 film.
Mar 1, 2024 · Mick Jackson's 1984 Threads is a harrowing and deeply unsettling portrayal of nuclear warfare set against the backdrop of everyday life in Sheffield, England. The film's brutally realistic depiction of the devastating aftermath of a nuclear attack sets it apart from other movies in the genre, showcasing the physical and psychological toll on survivors.
Mar 1, 2022 · You can watch some of these best nuclear war movies on Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime. 12. Trinity and Beyond (1995) This documentary narrated by William Shatner, uncovers the development of nuclear weapons from the very first in 1945 to the first Chinese test in 1964. Most of the major nuclear blasts are covered, while the background score of ...
