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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
FXNow
85
7.7
/412894/
77
/25109/
74
/8832/
4.0
/688602/
98
/444/
89
/3647/
87
/60/
cc age 13+

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.
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
Kanopy
85
7.9
/26540/
77
/1244/
76
/374/
4.2
/64026/
100
/15/
91
/389/
92
/5/

Threads (1984)
Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.
poster
83
8.1
/27206/
79
/622/
78
/437/
4.3
/31895/
93
/30/
91
/361/
75
/6/

Fail Safe (1964)
Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
7.1
/119392/
76
/6030/
70
/2051/
3.5
/93978/
93
/46/
76
/1986/
77
/15/
cc age 11+

WarGames (1983)
High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his friend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
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Kanopy
78
77
8.0
/10102/
77
/365/
75
/225/
4.0
/17398/
71
/7/
86
/109/
7.7
/22369/

Barefoot Gen (1983)
A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
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
76
7.3
/20878/
72
/598/
71
/479/
3.6
/22855/
93
/42/
78
/365/
77
/7/

Village of the Damned (1960)
In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes and a strong connection to each other.
poster
76
7.2
/6718/
69
/172/
68
/122/
3.8
/13213/
100
/11/
87
/87/
67
/14/

The Unbelievable Truth (1990)
After serving time for murder, Josh Hutton returns to his home town where he meets Audry Hugo. No one can remember exactly what Josh did...
poster
MGM Plus
75
7.2
/83231/
71
/2574/
70
/1750/
3.5
/100425/
89
/54/
77
/1348/
69
/8/

The Dead Zone (1983)
Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an ability to see into the past, present and future life of anyone with whom he comes into physical contact.
poster
Kanopy
75
6.9
/7737/
66
/201/
63
/131/
3.6
/4764/
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
71
7.0
/19929/
71
/894/
68
/421/
3.4
/10435/
86
/14/
69
/475/

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
Hulu
65
6.7
/192159/
69
/13675/
70
/3586/
3.3
/439710/
67
/325/
75
/644/
63
/54/
cc age 12+

The Creator (2023)
Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and mankind itself.
poster
65
60
6.6
/5497/
66
/183/
62
/96/
3.2
/3888/
70
/10/
63
/76/

Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
While on a fishing trip, Harry Baldwin and his family hear an explosion and realize that Los Angeles has been leveled by a nuclear attack. Looters and killers are everywhere. Escaping to the hills with his family, he sets about the business of surviving in a world where, he knows, the old ideals of humanity will be the first casualties.
poster
60
6.4
/2936/
62
/40/
61
/36/
3.2
/511/
46
/39/
60
/45/
50
/24/
cc age 15+

Deterrence (2000)
The President of the United States must deal with an international military crisis while confined to a Colorado diner during a freak snowstorm.
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
72
55
7.2
/2044/
71
/60/
71
/61/
3.9
/3109/
72
/88/

The Big Snit (1985)
A couple has a fight over a game of Scrabble unaware that a full-scale nuclear war has started.
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Hoopla
51
6.2
/173225/
65
/5831/
61
/3140/
2.5
/56815/
28
/128/
53
/15811/
42
/23/
cc age 17+

Next (2007)
Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low under an assumed name in Vegas, performing cheap tricks and living off small-time gambling "winnings." But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government agent Callie Ferris must use all her wiles to capture Cris and convince him to help her stop the cataclysm.
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Netflix
50
4.7
/29170/
59
/2467/
60
/789/
2.2
/17336/
47
/45/
33
/267/
51
/6/
cc age 16+

Interceptor (2022)
A U.S. Army Captain uses her years of tactical training to save humanity from sixteen nuclear missiles launched at the U.S. as a violent attack threatens her remote missile interceptor station.
poster
fuboTV
46
5.3
/41965/
55
/1229/
52
/579/
3.1
/40766/
41
/106/
41
/5460/
44
/26/
cc age 17+

Southland Tales (2007)
Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
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64
37
6.3
/1837/
61
/35/
66
/37/
3.3
/960/
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.
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59
32
6.0
/1174/
58
/36/
60
/36/
3.0
/1407/

Duck and Cover (1952)
An instructional short aimed at school-aged children of the early 1950s that combines animation and live-action footage with voice-over narration to explain what to do to increase their chances of surviving the blast from an atomic bomb.
poster
Hoopla
48
30
4.1
/5775/
52
/155/
48
/58/
2.7
/270/

Skybound (2017)
Five friends on a small airplane mysteriously lose their radio connection on a trip from New York to LA. As they continue their flight, they're forced to assume that a major disaster happened on the ground. They discover a stowaway, Erik, who urges them not to land at any cost. Before they run out of fuel, they must find out the truth.
poster
51
29
5.8
/801/
60
/22/
52
/21/
3.4
/773/
30
/20/
48
/60/
46
/4/

The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai (2003)
Sachiko Hanai is a call girl. One day she is caught up in a gunfight and is shot in the forehead. Instead of killing her, the bullet in her head gives her psychic powers. She also accidentally comes into possession of a cylinder containing George W. Bush's finger, whose fingerprint is designed to launch a nuclear missile, and international spies are soon chasing her.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
27
7.1
/1092/
66
/23/
67
/30/
3.6
/1016/
86
/5/

Ladybug Ladybug (1963)
The teachers and students of a countryside elementary school are thrown into a panic when an air raid siren goes off, warning them of a imminent nuclear attack.
poster
60
25
6.0
/1314/
69
/22/
70
/21/
3.1
/382/
43
/122/

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981)
Hosted by Orson Welles, this documentary utilizes a grab bag of dramatized scenes, stock footage, TV news clips and interviews to ask: Did 16th century French astrologer and physician Nostradamus actually predict such events as the fall of King Louis XVI, the rise of Napoleon, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? And are there prophecies that have yet to come true?
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60
21
4.6
/136/
40
/10/
40
/11/
3.0
/294/
91
/23/
88
/3/

Friend of the World (2020)
After a catastrophic global war, a young filmmaker awakens in the carnage and seeks refuge in the only other survivor: an eccentric, ideologically opposed figure of the United States military. Together, they brave the toxic landscape in search of safety... and answers.
poster
The Roku Channel
22
19
1.7
/4482/
31
/187/
26
/123/
1.4
/4484/
10
/68/

Atlantic Rim (2013)
When monsters suddenly appear from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, a special team pilots giant robots to combat the new threat.
poster
65
16
6.9
/819/
64
/25/
59
/15/
3.4
/404/

Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)
A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of the film details the events that lead up to the initial exchange of nuclear weapons from the perspective of an on-going news broadcast.
poster
69
?
7.6
/8672/
70
/116/
61
/9/

T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996)
Three freedom fighters attack a large corporation to prevent a future apocalypse.
poster
?
6.1
/18/

Fallout: When and How to Protect Yourself Against It (1959)
Informational short about the aftermath and avoidance of nuclear fallout.
poster
?
6.2
/7/

Walt Builds a Family Fallout Shelter (1960)
A man named Walt who has recently completed building a fallout shelter in his home, a project initiated due to the threat of nuclear war during the Cold War era. Walt demonstrates to his friends the multi-functionality of the shelter, which can also serve as a darkroom, an extra bedroom, or a safe space during tornadoes. He explains the construction process in detail, emphasizing the need for precise measurements, proper leveling, and the use of concrete blocks for radiation protection. The shelter includes a stock of essentials like a radio, batteries, and a fire extinguisher. Walt’s narrative is interspersed with advice on obtaining official bulletins for guidance and the importance of building shelters correctly. The film concludes with a message from the Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, advocating for the construction of family fallout shelters across America as a means of personal safety and national security in the nuclear age.
poster
?
10
/1/

Modern Minute Man (1952)
A propaganda film about how to be warned about a attack and what to do when under fire from a foreign power as provided by Bell Telephone System.
poster
?
6.6
/10/
50
/1/

Radioactive Fallout and Shelter
Teaches the individual how to take care of his medical and health needs in time of disaster when medical assistance might not be readily available. Presents instructions on radioactive fallout and shelter. Discusses the effects of radiation on people and emphasizes protective procedures against radiation.
poster
?
6.5
/70/
47
/4/

The Day Called X (1957)
Portentously portrays the evacuation of Portland, Oregon, when threatened by a nuclear attack on its state-of-the-art civil defense system.
poster
?
7.1
/15/
10
/1/

Power of Decision (1958)
This documentary shows the early ideas about how nuclear war between the USA and the USSR could look like. It is made purely from the US side and takes place mostly in the US military command and control bunkers. The movie tries to be serious, however it is overly optimistic about the USAF chances to win the nuclear war.
poster
?
4.0
/6/
10
/1/

Target You (1950)
Civil Defense film that outlines steps to be taken to protect your home and family in case of a nuclear attack by the Russians (or Chinese, or whoever the enemy at the moment will be). Included are such steps as building a bomb shelter in your basement or outside in your back yard, storing a supply of food, medicine, clothing and emergency supplies and covering your windows with blinds or draperies so when the bomb drops you won't be sliced to pieces by broken glass.
poster
?
7.2
/93/
70
/2/

Barefoot Gen (1976)
First live action adaptation of Keiji Nakazawa's manga.
poster
?
7.4
/38/
40
/2/
63
/3/

RocketKitKongoKit (1986)
This kaleidoscopic, amphetamine-paced tour de force uses a barrage of found-footage images and rapid-fire narration to trace a history of Zaire since its independence in 1960.
poster
?
8.0
/90/
65
/4/
77
/3/

Pearl Harbor: The world on fire (2021)
Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. In this heavenly place, one of the most memorable battles of the Second World War took place 80 years ago. On December 7, 1941, at 7:53 am, a Japanese air squadron struck the American fleet which anchored in the waters of Pearl Harbor. The United States were struck at the heart of their defensive system and entered the conflict the very next day. How Pearl Harbor changed the face of World War II and therefore the face of the world? What are the diplomatic undersides of Pearl Harbor? Was the attack really a surprise attack? Is it really a Japanese victory?
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?
5.5
/86/
10
/1/
60
/1/

Survival Under Atomic Attack (1951)
A Civil Defense film that focuses on what the average American can do to protect himself if caught out in the open or at home during a nuclear attack.
poster
50
?
6.9
/63/
34
/5/
30
/1/
3.5
/280/

Protect and Survive (1976)
Protect and Survive was a public information series on civil defence produced by the British government during the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was intended to inform British citizens on how to protect themselves during a nuclear attack, and consisted of a mixture of pamphlets, radio broadcasts, and public information films. The series had originally been intended for distribution only in the event of dire national emergency, but provoked such intense public interest that the pamphlets were authorised for general release.
poster
60
?
6.3
/349/
60
/9/
57
/3/

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)
The story of Col. Paul Tibbets and his crew who flew the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, bringing World War II to a close.
poster
34
?
4.1
/190/
34
/5/
24
/4/

The Survivalist (1987)
An atomic bomb falls in Siberia and the USA is blamed.
poster
?
5.0
/8/
10
/1/
60
/1/

You Can Beat the A-Bomb (1950)
An educational film that instructs people on how to survive atomic bombs and the radiation they emit while following a family facing nuclear attack who calmly prepare for the aftermath. Shows the various modes of Civil Defense that were being developed to protect the American population in the event of a nuclear war.
poster
?
5.9
/30/
10
/1/

The Hole In The Ground (1962)
Made at the height of 'cold war' paranoia, this drama-documentary shows the work of the UK Warning and Monitoring Organisation, who's duties included the issuing of public warnings of any nuclear missile strike and the subsequent fallout.
poster
?
4.0
/35/
10
/1/
50
/2/

Our Cities Must Fight (1951)
"Our Cities Must Fight" is a civil defense film that was produced for the U.S. government to illustrate the importance of not abandoning urban centers during an atomic bombing. The film cautions that doing so would make it easier for the invading "enemy."


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