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poster
90
8.3
/546169/
81
/9010/
81
/5952/
4.3
/556140/
98
/98/
94
/10883/
97
/32/
cc age 14+

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.
poster
85
7.9
/7943/
76
/253/
76
/178/
4.1
/10073/
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
HBO Max
81
7.4
/205173/
74
/7487/
72
/4120/
3.7
/240568/
88
/122/
86
/8463/
82
/21/
cc age 9+

Superman (1978)
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
78
7.4
/4885/
74
/576/
63
/75/
3.4
/3388/
100
/7/
93
/143/
cc age 13+

The Phenomenon (2020)
This documentary examines unidentified aerial phenomenon. With testimony from high-ranking government officials and NASA Astronauts, Senator Harry Reid says it "makes the incredible credible."
poster
YouTube TV
77
7.4
/133955/
76
/4161/
71
/1904/
3.8
/79642/
89
/55/
84
/1934/
66
/20/
cc age 17+

Crimson Tide (1995)
After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship able to stop a possible Armageddon. When Ramsey insists that the Alabama must act aggressively, Hunter, fearing they will start rather than stop a disaster, leads a potential mutiny to stop him.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
6.9
/23741/
72
/2541/
75
/2108/
3.6
/55949/
92
/12/
74
/68/
cc age 14+

The Wolf's Call (2019)
Shown from the perspective of a young submariner with unusually sensitive hearing and uncannily precise sound recognition. The fate of many often depends on his ability, and one time, whilst highly stressed, he makes a incorrect call which put his entire crew in mortal danger. Trying to regain the confidence of his comrades, he conducts an unauthorised investigation of an apparent plot which, it turns out, risks escalating into a nuclear apocalypse. Suddenly working under pressure with the fleet admiral, they must do whatever is necessary, even the unthinkable, to prevent a nuclear war, since a confirmed nuclear strike order cannot be countermanded.
poster
Disney Plus
74
7.5
/205977/
76
/7753/
73
/3262/
3.7
/141506/
77
/153/
83
/3765/
62
/14/
cc age 13+

The Abyss (1989)
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
poster
Paramount+ Amazon Channel
73
IMDb 11
7.2
/187688/
73
/11473/
72
/2165/
3.5
/650519/
80
/428/
88
/6527/
67
/57/
cc age 13+

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe — with the world's governments and a mysterious ghost from Hunt's past on their trail. Joined by new allies and armed with the means to shut the Entity down for good, Hunt is in a race against time to prevent the world as we know it from changing forever.
poster
Disney Plus
72
7.0
/485433/
72
/33707/
69
/13855/
2.8
/1088686/
87
/444/
79
/3097/
70
/56/
cc age 12+

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into the quantum realm and try to accomplish, against time and any chance of success, a very dangerous rescue mission.
poster
70
6.9
/134606/
70
/4985/
66
/2508/
3.2
/97295/
85
/54/
73
/2132/
64
/9/
cc age 14+

Thunderball (1965)
A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world.
poster
MGM Plus
70
7.0
/122781/
71
/4363/
68
/2127/
3.5
/81809/
82
/61/
77
/2083/
55
/12/
cc age 14+

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the KGB also has an agent on the case.
poster
74
68
7.3
/6533/
73
/176/
70
/96/
3.6
/2047/
86
/14/
75
/78/

The Bedford Incident (1965)
During a routine patrol, a reporter is given permission to interview a hardened cold-war warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. The reporter gets more than he bargained for when the Bedford discovers a Soviet sub and the captain begins a relentless pursuit, pushing his crew to breaking point.
poster
MGM Plus
66
6.4
/8820/
64
/150/
61
/146/
3.1
/4178/
80
/25/
58
/106/

Blue Sky (1994)
Hank Marshall is a tough, square-jawed, straitlaced Army engineer and nuclear science expert, assigned to help conduct weapons testing in 1950s America. Hank has become a thorn in the side of the Army, though, for a couple of very different reasons. He is an outspoken opponent of atmospheric testing, though his superiors hold contrary views and want to squelch his concerns...and his reports. The other problem is his wife, Carly. She is voluptuous and volatile, wreaking havoc in his personal life and stirring up intrigue at each new Army base.
poster
Hoopla
66
6.5
/101036/
68
/3407/
62
/1646/
3.0
/47087/
83
/30/
62
/2070/
58
/17/

Under Siege (1992)
A disgruntled ex-CIA operative, his assistant and their assembled group of terrorists seize a battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned for every contingency but ignore the ship's cook, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback—an error that could be fatal.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
57
6.9
/4521/
68
/151/
65
/62/
3.2
/1522/
74
/1093/

By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. While the U.S. president feverishly works to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, various subordinates panic. When the president is believed to be killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
56
6.7
/4067/
68
/108/
64
/73/
3.5
/2143/
80
/10/
71
/19/

Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3 unless the President reveals details of a secret meeting held just after the start of the Vietnam War between Dell and the then President's most trusted advisors.
poster
57
55
6.0
/7010/
66
/288/
56
/133/
3.0
/2487/
72
/18/
39
/102/
49
/6/
cc age 10+

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
The crew of an atomic submarine battle to save the world from global destruction.
poster
Criterion Channel
56
54
5.6
/7117/
58
/318/
63
/205/
3.0
/18788/
63
/8/
37
/217/

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two other teenagers. The group shipwrecks on Letchi island and discover the Infant Island natives have been enslaved by a terrorist organization controlling a crustacean monster. Finding a sleeping Godzilla, they decide to awaken him to defeat the terrorists and liberate the natives.
poster
MGM Plus
54
6.0
/65880/
65
/1960/
60
/1076/
2.9
/20967/
49
/41/
39
/738/
43
/20/
cc age 15+

The Peacemaker (1997)
When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear specialist discovers the accident is really part of a plot to cover up the theft of the weapons. Assigned to help her recover the missing bombs is a crack Special Forces Colonel.
poster
Netflix
51
5.4
/47797/
61
/4976/
63
/1868/
2.3
/28440/
37
/90/
53
/242/
45
/15/
cc age 16+

Outside the Wire (2021)
In the near future, a drone pilot is sent into a deadly militarized zone and must work with an android officer to locate a doomsday device.
poster
74
51
7.7
/1343/
75
/176/
80
/67/
4.0
/5694/
58
/1/
7.8
/63727/

Our War Game (2000)
Spring break turns into a summer war when the evil Diaboromon wreaks havoc on the internet, and Tai and Matt must achieve a new Digivolution to defeat him! Will Tai and the Digidestined save the world, and will Sora ever forgive Tai for giving her a hair clip?
poster
47
5.6
/85038/
60
/3546/
56
/1973/
2.6
/44203/
29
/124/
35
/1272/
41
/33/
cc age 18+

Machete Kills (2013)
Ex-Federale agent Machete is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man – he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across the planet.
poster
63
35
5.8
/645/
62
/81/
69
/109/
3.1
/480/
6.4
/7175/

009 Re:Cyborg (2012)
009 Re:Cyborg follows a group of nine cyborgs, each of them created by a shadowy organization for use as weapons against humanity. The group turns on their creators to protect the population instead, using the powers given them to fight their creators.
poster
46
35
4.5
/5869/
50
/178/
48
/123/
2.6
/665/
37
/364/

Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006)
Navy SEALS, headed by Lt. Bobby James, are dispatched to North Korea on a covert mission, all in an effort to take out a missile site...
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
31
3.8
/57671/
48
/2325/
45
/1356/
1.7
/56063/
15
/117/
16
/2209/
24
/18/
cc age 8+

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, recently sprung from jail, is declaring war on the Man of Steel and his quest to save the planet. Using a strand of Superman's hair, Luthor synthesizes a powerful ally known as Nuclear Man and ignites an epic battle spanning Earth and space.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
49
21
4.9
/264/
48
/18/
33
/3/
2.8
/456/
59
/17/
cc age 17+

Nuked (2025)
Jack and Gill’s 40th birthday goes off the rails when a weed-laced dinner kicks in—just as they learn a nuclear missile is en route to California. High and panicked, they must decide how to spend what could be their final night alive.
poster
50
19
5.3
/967/
55
/22/
56
/23/
3.0
/354/
29
/176/

This Is Not a Test (1962)
Late one night on a rural road in the western US, a policeman sets up a roadblock and begins stopping all traffic. When several cars and a big truck have stopped, he tells everyone why: a nuclear attack on the US appears to be underway, and since they have the truck there, their best chance at survival is to use it as a bomb shelter. Time is short and tensions in the small group quickly rise.
poster
Criterion Channel
49
15
5.3
/446/
46
/9/
50
/5/
3.2
/937/
37
/24/

Babo 73 (1964)
The president of the United Status, who, when he isn’t at the White House— a dilapidated Victorian— conducts his top-secret affairs on a deserted beach.
poster
32
11
2.7
/562/
32
/4/
49
/14/
20
/129/

Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol (2000)
An elite commando unit must rescue a captured peacekeeping force from a ruthless international arms dealer.
poster
21
7
1.8
/1237/
22
/17/
19
/22/
2.2
/639/
3
/12/

Rocket Attack U.S.A. (1960)
It's the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union with the Communists launching a spy satellite that has the Free World leaders in a panic. Fears about the nature of the satellite force the United States to send an agent undercover behind the Iron Curtain to discover what the Soviets have learned. What he finds is the Communists have used the information acquired from their spy satellite to help them perfect a new and even more deadly nuclear weapon.
poster
?
90
/2/

Pineapple Pizza and The End of the World (2023)
The motel room destroyed, a hell of a hangover and a dead body; the world really should have ended.
poster
?
7.2
/9/
75
/2/

Shucky Darn (2019)
When Texas pie-eating champion Wade hears news of an impending nuclear attack, he has only minutes to prepare his survivalist bunker for the end of the world.
poster
?
80
/1/
73
/3/

Corée du Nord, la dynastie nucléaire (2022)
N/A
poster
?
6.5
/46/
60
/1/
70
/3/

The Red Princess (2022)
Who is Kim Yo-jong? In a context of maximum tensions between North Korea and the United States, Pierre Haski paints an unprecedented portrait of the little sister of Kim Jong-un, whose influence in Pyongyang is growing stronger day by day.
poster
?
7.1
/21/
30
/2/
60
/1/

After the Big One: Nuclear War on the Prairies (1982)
This film deals straightforwardly with the consequences of a nuclear attack for the Canadian Prairies. The Prairies are singled out because of their proximity to huge stockpiles of intercontinental ballistic missiles located in North Dakota. Scenes include a visit to a missile base and to an emergency government bunker in Manitoba. A doctor, a farmer and a civil defence coordinator provide different perspectives on nuclear war. Although the film focuses on one region, it provides a model for people everywhere who would like to know more about their own situation but don't know what questions to ask.
poster
?
7.0
/31/
80
/2/
70
/1/

The Man Who Saved the World (2012)
During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Soviet Navy officer Vasily Arkhipov refused to launch a nuclear strike and saved the world from nuclear war and total destruction.
poster
Kanopy
?
7.1
/39/
70
/2/
80
/3/

40 Minutes Over Maui (2019)
In the middle of a peaceful Hawaiian vacation, a couple has to grapple with a crisis that may not only forever affect their lives, but also all of humanity.
poster
?
4.4
/9/

Atomic: History Of The A-Bomb (2019)
The smallest of sparks can lead to the largest of explosions. Such is the case of the Atomic Bomb and the minds who have conceived of the deadliest force the world has ever known. This new documentary Atomic: The History of the A-Bomb follows this weapon of mass destruction from inception to detonation.
poster
53
?
6.7
/131/
55
/7/
38
/2/

Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents (2001)
Since 1950, there have been 32 nuclear weapon accidents, known as "Broken Arrows." A Broken Arrow is defined as an unexpected event involving nuclear weapons that result in the accidental launching, firing, detonating, theft or loss of the weapon. To date, six nuclear weapons have been lost and never recovered.Now, recently declassified documents reveal the history and secrecy surrounding the events known as "Broken Arrows". There have been 32 nuclear weapon accidents since 1950. Six of these nuclear weapons have been lost and never recovered. What does this say about our defense system? What does this mean to our threatened environment? What do we do to rectify these monumental "mistakes"? Using spectacular special effects, newly uncovered and recently declassified footage, filmmaker Peter Kuran explores the accidents, incidents and exercises in the secret world of nuclear weapons.
poster
45
?
4.3
/442/
33
/8/
46
/8/
3.0
/213/

Project Shadowchaser II (1994)
Terrorists led by an android take over a nuclear plant and threaten to launch a missile at Washington. While the authorities desperately attempt to negotiate, the terrorists persue their real goal. A plant worker, her son and a tough-guy repair man have other ideas, and attempt to stop the terrorists from inside the plant.
poster
?

Untitled Crimson Tide Sequel
The sequel to 1995 nuclear submarine thriller. Plot TBA.
poster
?

The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
Nombeko Mayeki is a young woman from Soweto who finds herself caught in an international whirlwind from South Africa to Sweden. A heroine born in the slums of South Africa, she rises from obscurity to become the key player in an international nuclear conspiracy, accidentally saving the Swedish monarchy and averting global catastrophe with her quick-witted resourcefulness.
poster
?

Zero Point (2025)
A president and his government are meeting in emergency after an enemy country launches a nuclear missile.
poster
?

Toy (1984)
An short anti-cruise missile film created in collaboration with a group of filmmakers.


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