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A list of movies that show the effects of nuclear war or bomb attack, from classics like Dr. Strangelove and On the Beach to recent ones like Unthinkable and Right at Your Door. See ratings, summaries, directors and stars for each film.
The Bedford Incident (1965) – a U.S. destroyer finds a Soviet Submarine and a false alarm causes trouble for the crew on board the ship. The Beginning or the End (1947) – a fictionalized docudrama about the Manhattan Project and the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.
- Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Director: Stanley Kubrick. In the process of adapting Peter George’s novel Red Alert for the screen, Stanley Kubrick found the inherent absurdities of mutual assured destruction (MAD) – a military doctrine engendering peace between east and west through mutual threat of nuclear obliteration – leading him away from the straight thriller material of the source to what ultimately became a “nightmare comedy”.
- Seven Days in May (1964) Director: John Frankenheimer. In the 1960s, few filmmakers married contemporary concerns with action and thriller elements as well as John Frankenheimer.
- Fail Safe (1964) Director: Sidney Lumet. Released just months after Dr. Strangelove, Fail Safe has an almost identical premise – only where Kubrick’s film is a farce which laughs at humanity’s appetite for self-destruction, Sidney Lumet’s drama despairs.
- The War Game (1966) Director: Peter Watkins. While there was little comforting in Hollywood’s depiction of nuclear sabre-rattling in the period immediately following the Cuban missile crisis, Peter Watkins’ BBC film The War Game proved so unpalatably honest it would be banned from airing on British television for 20 years.
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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Jun 1, 2024 · Explore the best movies that feature nuclear war or the possibility of nuclear warfare, from Fail Safe to Testament. These films offer powerful stories that confront the devastating impact, psychological, political, and moral consequences of nuclear conflict.
Sep 4, 2023 · From "On the Beach" (1959) and "Dr. Strangelove" (1964) to "The Atomic Cafe" (1982) and "The Day After" (1983), these 22 realistic nuclear-themed movies will have you running for the nearest shelter.
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