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85
7.9
/8007/
76
/256/
77
/182/
4.1
/11256/
93
/14/
89
/111/

The War Game (1966)
A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain. After backing the film's development, the BBC refused to air it, publicly stating "the effect of the film has been judged by the BBC to be too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting." It debuted in theaters in 1966 and went on to great acclaim, but remained unseen on British television until 1985.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
7.6
/44781/
75
/1610/
76
/1071/
4.1
/152488/
94
/78/
89
/1072/
79
/20/

Godzilla (1954)
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.8
/4327/
71
/70/
75
/126/
4.0
/5803/
86
/14/
89
/54/

Black Rain (1989)
Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the survivors.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
7.7
/14473/
75
/535/
74
/312/
4.0
/29531/
88
/8/
88
/184/

When the Wind Blows (1986)
With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have changed from their romantic memories of World War II.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.6
/137032/
78
/6166/
72
/1897/
3.7
/56825/
93
/67/
89
/4040/
70
/18/
cc age 12+

Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from changing Federation history and assimilating the galaxy.
poster
MGM Plus
78
7.7
/134895/
78
/6004/
74
/2057/
3.9
/93772/
87
/76/
90
/4913/
68
/19/
cc age 10+

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.
poster
Kanopy
75
6.9
/7813/
67
/202/
63
/132/
3.6
/4998/
89
/46/
75
/105/
71
/19/

Testament (1983)
It is just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more locally, in California. As people begin coping with the devastating aftermath of the attacks — many suffer radiation poisoning — the Wetherly family tries to survive.
poster
Hoopla
75
7.1
/24335/
71
/477/
69
/340/
3.6
/16850/
77
/39/
79
/364/
65
/10/
cc age 15+

Silkwood (1983)
Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highly radioactive plutonium. Exposed one day to a lethal dose of radiation, Karen faces the blank walls of corporate indifference and denial. As her illness increases, her protest grows louder and she becomes an obvious danger to the powers that be.
poster
72
7.0
/20100/
71
/910/
68
/424/
3.4
/11206/
86
/14/
69
/476/

The Day After (1983)
In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.
poster
71
7.3
/675111/
72
/31510/
71
/10777/
3.4
/1596238/
70
/380/
76
/2373/
69
/50/
cc age 14+

Tenet (2020)
Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.
poster
Disney Plus
69
6.7
/144576/
70
/7158/
66
/2642/
3.1
/166240/
60
/162/
69
/4428/
58
/13/
cc age 10+

Tron (1982)
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.
poster
Kanopy
71
68
6.7
/10371/
67
/279/
67
/217/
3.6
/17951/
81
/16/
76
/166/

The Reflecting Skin (1990)
In 1950s rural Idaho, a young boy watches helplessly as his friends and brother fall under the spell of a mysterious widow living up the road and becomes convinced that she is a vampire.
poster
68
7.1
/27062/
71
/1653/
70
/692/
3.2
/27531/
67
/463/
cc age 13+

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
United States President Lex Luthor uses the oncoming trajectory of a Kryptonite meteor to frame Superman and declare a $1 billion bounty on the heads of the Man of Steel and his ‘partner in crime’, Batman. Heroes and villains alike launch a relentless pursuit of Superman and Batman, who must unite—and recruit help—to try and stave off the action-packed onslaught, stop the meteor Luthors plot.
poster
68
67
7.1
/15649/
70
/342/
66
/225/
3.5
/7814/
78
/23/
69
/258/
55
/10/

On the Beach (1959)
In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?
poster
Criterion Channel
66
65
6.3
/9463/
64
/349/
65
/277/
2.8
/14713/
85
/26/
72
/479/
61
/8/
cc age 10+

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.
poster
Netflix
64
6.7
/71567/
70
/2278/
65
/1122/
3.2
/24407/
60
/171/
53
/994/
58
/35/
cc age 15+

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
63
6.2
/2111/
74
/302/
62
/17/
3.1
/394/
73
/11/
36
/32/

Infinity (1996)
Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.
poster
Kanopy
62
6.5
/133312/
69
/4982/
63
/1883/
3.0
/53509/
58
/178/
49
/1985/
45
/35/
cc age 14+

The Sum of All Fears (2002)
When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a U.S. city, and America is quick to blame the Russians.
poster
69
61
7.1
/6234/
69
/124/
67
/143/
3.6
/10444/
65
/26/
70
/75/

Blonde Venus (1932)
In an effort to be able to afford expensive treatment for her gravely ill American husband, a retired German entertainer returns to the cabaret as Blonde Venus and catches the eye of a wealthy politician.
poster
59
6.6
/102942/
67
/2891/
63
/1657/
3.0
/23616/
54
/215/
49
/6340/
55
/34/
cc age 18+

Edge of Darkness (2010)
As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to uncover the disturbing secrets surrounding her murder, including corporate corruption, government collusion and Emma's own mysterious life.
poster
78
58
7.6
/1481/
67
/18/
71
/41/
3.8
/1670/
92
/71/
86
/4/

Children of Hiroshima (1952)
Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the struggle of the ordinary Japanese people in dealing with the aftermath.
poster
Hoopla
57
6.3
/2656/
66
/187/
65
/42/
2.7
/4013/
74
/39/
50
/50/
52
/6/
cc age 13+

Radium Girls (2020)
Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.
poster
Criterion Channel
69
56
6.9
/3268/
68
/118/
68
/104/
3.7
/8303/

Ikarie XB 1 (1963)
The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB 1 embarks on a mission deep into space in search of alien life. During their perilous journey the crew confront the effects of a malignant dark star, the destructive legacy of the 20th century and, ultimately, the limits of their own sanity.
poster
Kanopy
55
6.5
/9772/
69
/329/
62
/157/
3.1
/4508/
50
/24/
46
/85/
50
/24/
cc age 13+

Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan. He selects J. Robert Oppenheimer as the key scientist on the top-secret operation, but the two men clash fiercely on a number of issues. Despite their frequent conflicts, Groves and Oppenheimer ultimately push ahead with two bomb designs — the bigger "Fat Man" and the more streamlined "Little Boy."
poster
Netflix
53
6.3
/76214/
66
/5213/
66
/1654/
2.9
/76349/
45
/95/
52
/278/
47
/22/
cc age 16+

Kate (2021)
A ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.
poster
62
50
6.3
/3429/
64
/127/
63
/119/
3.0
/2550/

The Cloud (2006)
DIE WOLKE (The Cloud) is about a breakdown of a nuclear power station in Germany and the story of two teenager-lovers Hannah and Elmar who take refuge. 38.000 people die and Hannah unfortunately becomes contaminated.
poster
Kanopy
69
47
7.1
/1615/
67
/67/
65
/66/
3.5
/1831/
68
/18/
7.3
/6659/

Barefoot Gen 2 (1986)
Three years after the Hiroshima bombing, a teenager helps a group of orphans to survive and find their new life.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
47
46
4.9
/17335/
54
/394/
47
/205/
2.8
/6329/
35
/82/
40
/2575/
50
/22/

The Ten (2007)
Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments.
poster
Kanopy
46
5.7
/40199/
60
/1345/
58
/713/
2.8
/10037/
26
/58/
38
/606/
28
/17/
cc age 18+

The Divide (2012)
Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.
poster
78
45
7.5
/1559/
73
/47/
73
/35/
4.0
/5454/
93
/12/

The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface: he's building an atomic bomb in his apartment.
poster
74
45
7.8
/1953/
76
/135/
71
/56/
3.6
/805/

Hiroshima (2005)
The documentary recounts the world's first nuclear attack and examines the alarming repercussions. Covering a three-week period from the Trinity test to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the program chronicles America's political gamble and the planning for the momentous event. Archival film, dramatizations, and special effects feature what occurred aboard the Enola Gay (the aircraft that dropped the bomb) and inside the exploding bomb.
poster
Hoopla
80
44
8.3
/1621/
77
/50/
77
/36/
3.7
/518/
80
/5/
89
/15/

The War You Don't See (2010)
This film investigates how the media has reported war, from the First World War to the present day.
poster
YouTube TV
44
5.6
/154593/
64
/17675/
57
/5418/
2.2
/109022/
16
/278/
44
/2176/
34
/46/
cc age 14+

The Dark Tower (2017)
A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.
poster
46
43
5.3
/6352/
61
/228/
51
/109/
2.7
/2747/
42
/12/
34
/98/
30
/7/

Damnation Alley (1977)
Following World War III, four survivors at an desert military installation attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland of America to Albany, where they hope more survivors are living, using a specially built vehicles to protect themselves against the freakish weather, mutated plant and animal life, and other dangers encountered along the way.
poster
39
5.1
/70364/
53
/2461/
53
/1657/
2.2
/39560/
18
/91/
28
/2441/
32
/17/
cc age 17+

Chernobyl Diaries (2012)
A group of six tourists looking to go off the beaten path, hire an 'extreme tour guide' who, ignoring warnings, takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but now a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years earlier. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, the group members find themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
51
38
5.4
/2941/
57
/64/
49
/71/
2.8
/1959/
41
/32/

Day the World Ended (1955)
After a nuclear attack, an unlikely group of survivors, including a geologist, a crook and his moll, and a prospector, find temporary shelter in the remote-valley home of a survivalist and his beautiful daughter, but soon have to deal with the spread of radioactivity - and its effects on animal life, including humans.
poster
Plex
64
37
6.3
/1849/
61
/35/
65
/38/
3.3
/1028/
73
/11/
57
/9/

Five (1951)
The film's storyline involves five survivors, one woman and four men, of an atomic bomb disaster. The five come together at a remote, isolated hillside house, where they try to figure out how to survive.
poster
The Roku Channel
57
36
6.4
/2175/
60
/34/
54
/37/
3.2
/1281/
50
/6/
50
/20/

She (1935)
Leo Vincey, told by his dying uncle of a lost land visited 500 years ago by his ancestor, heads out with family friend Horace Holly to try to discover the land and its secret of immortality, said to be contained within a mystic fire. Picking up Tanya, a guide's daughter, in the frozen Russian arctic, they stumble upon Kor, revealed to be a hidden civilization ruled over by an immortal queen, called She, who believes Vincey is her long-lost lover John Vincey, Leo's ancestor.
poster
Kanopy
71
36
7.0
/990/
70
/44/
68
/53/
3.5
/1176/
67
/6/
85
/2/

A Translator (2019)
A Russian Literature professor at the University of Havana is ordered to work as a translator for child victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster when they are sent to Cuba for medical treatment. Based on a true story.
poster
Criterion Channel
75
33
7.5
/1401/
69
/26/
67
/30/
3.8
/1440/
91
/6/

Nine Days of One Year (1962)
Set in the Soviet scientific community, Nine Days of One Year follows two dedicated physicists whose close friendship unfolds amid dangerous nuclear research, shaped by their shared affection for a strong-willed woman. As radiation exposure, scientific ambition, and personal relationships intersect, the film offers a thoughtful, human portrait of scientists confronting the risks of progress and the choices that define their lives.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
50
32
5.8
/2232/
57
/65/
56
/36/
2.8
/1323/
24
/43/

The Magnetic Monster (1953)
The Office of Scientific Investigations tracks down the source of increased magnetism and radioactivity in Los Angeles, and discovers that a man-made isotope is consuming available energy from nearby mass every few hours, doubling its size in the process. Although microscopic, it will soon become big enough to destroy Earth; and how to stop it is yet to be determined. The film's Deltatron special effects footage is taken from the 1934 German sci-fi film GOLD.
poster
63
31
6.5
/1858/
63
/38/
64
/33/
3.3
/735/
57
/19/

Living It Up (1954)
Homer Flagg is a railroad worker in the small New Mexico town of Desert Hole. One day, he finds an abandoned automobile at an old atomic proving ground. His doctor and best friend, Steve Harris, diagnoses him with radiation poisoning and gives Homer three weeks to live. A big city reporter hears of Homer's plight and convinces her editor to provide an all-expenses paid trip to New York.
poster
Kanopy
66
20
7.1
/696/
60
/10/
65
/13/
3.5
/899/

The Door (2008)
Shortly after the nuclear Chornobyl disaster in 1986, a father risks his life and returns to his deserted apartment to retrieve his front door.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
49
17
5.5
/1299/
48
/44/
51
/27/
3.0
/359/
31
/7/

Lifepod (1993)
Lifepod cronicles the trip of eight passengers after the ship they were traveling on blew up on Christmas Eve. Immediately people start dying. The passengers begin to investigate why the ship blew up and how it relates to them
poster
42
16
4.5
/1433/
47
/59/
46
/29/
2.9
/217/
15
/31/

High Plains Invaders (2009)
In the lawless heart of the Old West, notorious outlaw Sam Phoenix stands at the gallows, moments from justice—or so it seems. But when an unearthly terror descends on the town without warning, everything changes. As chaos erupts and survival becomes the only law, Phoenix finds himself facing a threat far deadlier than any posse. Something not of this world has arrived… and it’s just getting started.
poster
56
10
6.5
/190/
55
/8/
43
/6/
3.2
/798/

Cesium-137 (1990)
In 1987, in Goiânia, two paper collectors find a radioactive capsule and sell it to the owner of a junkyard. Once the capsule is opened, more than 250 people end up contaminated by the substance called Cesium 137, being the biggest radiological accident in the history of Brazil.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
31
10
2.9
/1265/
37
/27/
29
/26/
2.4
/572/
12
/5/

In the Year 2889 (1969)
The last seven survivors of a nuclear war barricade themselves against the outside world. Beyond a dense mist, other survivors, radiated and mutant, grow hungry.
poster
?
7.6
/32/

Seven Years of Winter (2011)
Seven-year-old Andrej scavenges the nuclear wasteland of Chernobyl for discarded documents to trade on the black market.


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