| Fail Safe (1964) | 8.1 | |
| Broken Arrow (1996) | 6.1 | |
| Ulzhan (2007) | 6.7 | |
| War Book (2014) | 6.8 | |
| The Sum of All Fears (2002) | 6.5 |
Nuclear explosion movies and TV shows – page 5
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1.0M
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Style:
period piece, epic, exciting, captivating, dramatic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
nuclear, scientist, world war two, atomic bomb, american politics, physics, laboratory, arizona desert, top secret, husband wife relationship, moral dilemma, desert ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, 1950s, year 1954, year 1943 ...
Place:
new mexico, england, zurich switzerland, north america, soviet union ...
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300K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Harry Tasker is a secret agent for the United States Government. For years, he has kept his job from his wife, but is forced to reveal his identity and try to stop nuclear terrorists when he and his wife are kidnapped by them.
Style:
action comedy, humorous, semi serious, funny, suspense ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, adult
Plot:
spy, secret service, espionage, secret agent, undercover, agent, surveillance, one man army, tango, love and romance, terrorism, spy spoof ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century, 80s
Place:
florida, miami, rhode island, maryland, key west florida ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The Expendables square up against an arms dealer who commands the might of a massive private army.
Style:
exciting, tense, suspenseful, captivating, action thriller ...
Plot:
sniper, terrorist, death of child, terrorism, commando mission, tough guy, warrior, mission, combat, mercenary, commando, commando unit ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new orleans, thailand, libya, syria, southeast asia
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This fil chronicles the transformation ...
Style:
inspirational, realistic, reflective, serious, tense ...
Plot:
catholic, church, murder, political repression, priest, biopic, religion, catholic priest, saint, christian, social commentary, politics ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s, 70s
Place:
latin america, south america
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2K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After a warehouse fire, museum director Groof and assistant Pimm find everything destroyed, only one statue withstood the fire mysteriously undamaged. Suddenly Groof is lying dead on the ground, killed by the statue? Pimm finds out that the cursed ...
Style:
psychotronic, sinister, classic horror, grindhouse, weird
Plot:
survival horror, inspector, mysterious death, museum, kaiju, paranormal, rabbi, curse, schizophrenia, corpse, warehouse, fire ...
Time:
year 1967
Place:
london
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A film with no spoken dialogue, just follows the music and lyrics of Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem, which include WWI soldier poet Wilfred Owen's poems reflecting the war's horrors. It shows the story of an Englishman soldier ...
Style:
experimental, cult classic, independent film, contemplative, thought provoking ...
Plot:
world war one, military, vietnam war, teddy bear, snow, boy, world war, art, underground, battles, soldier, anti war ...
Place:
hiroshima japan
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665K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.
Style:
exciting, psychological, atmospheric, enigmatic, mind bending ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
survival, island, stranded, mysterious place, desert island, stranded on an island, lost, human nature, death, plane crash, destiny, air disaster ...
Time:
y2k, 70s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
fictional island, hawaii, pacific ocean
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The story of the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing, based on Masuji Ibuse's novel.
Style:
depressing, political, disturbing, emotional, bleak ...
Plot:
world war two, radiation sickness, nuclear war, atomic bomb, marriage proposal, survival, bombing, japanese soldier, health, unmarried woman, post war japan, doctor ...
Time:
year 1989, 1950s, 1940s, post world war two, year 1945 ...
Place:
hiroshima japan, asia, japan
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25K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Gary Sinise plays Spencer Olham, a top-secret government weapons designer who is arrested by a clandestine government organization on suspicion of being a clone created by the hostile alien race wanting to take over Earth.
Style:
futuristic, exciting, psychological thriller, thought provoking, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, alien, cyborgs, androids and robots, manhunt, dystopian future, space, on the run, save the world, imaginary, rivalry, race against time ...
Time:
future, year 2001, 21st century
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his ...
Style:
feel good, exciting, funny, light, cult classic ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
time travel, time machine, mad scientist, time, time loop, destiny, teenager, scientist, changing the past or future, inventor, fish out of water, high school ...
Time:
future, 80s, 1950s, year 1985, 20th century ...
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, north america
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261K
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Australia
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, scary, futuristic, exciting ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
disaster, apocalypse, end of the world, supernatural, catastrophe, cataclysm, prophecy, foreknowledge, metaphysics, professor, prediction, extraterrestrial ...
Time:
year 2009, future, september 11 2001, 20th century, year 1959 ...
Place:
massachusetts, boston, new york, usa
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208K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, exciting, suspense, visually stunning ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
ocean, ufo, underwater, first contact, disaster, sea, submarine, space and aliens, survival, heroic mission, alien encounter, alien ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1989, future
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
When the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory discovers a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal which puts their lives at stake.
Style:
futuristic, captivating, action adventure, smart, hilarious ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly
Plot:
space opera, space travel, space battle, spacecraft, space pirate, space colony, space adventure, homeless, missing child, space, mars, garbage collector ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
space western
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After earth is taken over by an army of robots, the small number of humans left are forced into hiding. In the nuclear winter, only droids walk the face of the earth, in fear of the rumored human resurgence, and in search of a hidden cache of ...
Style:
apocalyptic, futuristic, cyber, neo western, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, androids and robots, robot, apocalypse, cyborgs, distopia, cyberpunk, wasteland, androids, dystopia, post-apocalyptic future, dystopian future ...
Time:
near future, future
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An intentionally campy film designed to capitalize on Linda Lovelace's sudden fame following "Deep Throat", this film centers around Linda's fictional grass roots campaign to run for president. Touring the country with a rag-tag ...
Style:
sex comedy, cult classic, independent film, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
female pubic hair, sexpot, female nudity, presidential candidate, porn star, bare breasts, porn actress, presidential campaign, assassination attempt, farce, looking for sex, media satire ...
Time:
70s
Place:
kansas city, america, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the other side of the TV.
Style:
parody, humorous, funny, spoof, absurd ...
Plot:
satire, sex scene, female nudity, culture clash, peeping tom, masturbation, adaptation, storytelling, unlikely friendships, disorder, family relations, journalism ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1957, 1950s, 50s ...
Place:
kansas, arizona, new york, manhattan new york city, texas ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
With no means for defeating Godzilla Earth, mankind watches as King Ghidorah, clad in a golden light, descends on the planet. The heavens and earth shake once again as the war moves to a higher dimension.
Style:
anime, adult animation, exciting, futuristic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
godzilla, kaiju, mutant, giant monster, spaceship, humanity in peril, good versus evil, monster, self sacrifice, danger, captain, race against time ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An international intrigue with terrorists threatening to blow up the presidents of the most powerful countries.
Style:
slapstick, not serious, realistic, exciting, humorous ...
Plot:
female nudity, female terrorist, skinny dipping, assassination attempt, nudity, dangerous attraction, goofy hero, chase, danger, terrorism, chases and races, femme fatale ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
mexico, latin america, paris france
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy, Spain, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Dave Speed is no ordinary Miami cop--he is an irradiated Miami cop who has developed super powers. Unfortunately, he doesn't quite know how to use them and this gets him in trouble with his long-suffering partner. Red powder from a nuclear ...
Style:
parody, fast, semi serious, humorous, spoof ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
superhero, superhuman powers, law enforcement, heroes, buddy cop, nuclear, flying man, nuclear missile, supernatural power, humour, police, truck ...
Time:
year 1980, 20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
miami, china
Is relevant?
30K
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A low-budget, sci-fi satire that focuses on a group of scientists whose mission is to destroy unstable planets. 20 years into their mission, they have battle their alien mascot, that resembles a beach ball, as well as a "sensitive" and ...
Style:
parody, spoof, futuristic, philosophical, surreal ...
Plot:
space travel, satire, deep space, artificial intelligence, space opera, alien, philosophy, space exploration, alien invasion, imagination, moon, dystopia ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 22nd century
Place:
malibu california
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In a small Spanish town, is expected to explode a nuclear bomb to ten at night. All neighbors leave, except for thirteen people who are gathered in the church and, with the help of the pastor, will find that there is still a possibility of salvation.
Style:
serious, tense
Plot:
race against time, church, evacuation, danger, family in danger, small town, human nature, survival, chaos, fugitive, nuclear explosion, greed ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
europe, spain
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After an atomic explosion blasts the Moon out of Earth orbit, Moonbase Alpha drifts in space, with 300 people on board. When a rescue team from Earth arrives in a faster-than-light space ship, everyone is overjoyed that they can now return to Earth. ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, grim, dramatic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
space opera, nuclear disaster, space colony, radiation, paranoia, conspiracy, hallucination, marooned, telepathy, isolation, alien invasion, desperation ...
Is relevant?
986
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A scientist's experiment with a deadly bacteria goes awry and leaves him horribly deformed. The monstrous man then runs amok in his town.
Style:
suspense
Plot:
monster, body horror, female nudity, terror, zombie, mad scientist, paranormal, virus, living dead, bacteria, murder, priest ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
In 1995, Italy annihilates Libya, which destroys Israel. Africa bombs Germany, which in turn attacks France. Luxembourg conquers England. Sweden, Monte Carlo and Switzerland immolate themselves.The Russians decide to liquidate the Americans, who ...
Style:
adult animation, sex comedy, anime, slapstick comedy, slapstick ...
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
female robot, sex, god, superhero, avenger, adult humor, satire, cancan dance, ballet, space, crossdresser, man on the run ...
Time:
near future, year 1995, 90s
Place:
europe
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Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Something strange is afoot in the suburbs of New Jersey... Carnivorous entities from out of this world have invaded the Garden State, seeking out the tastiest dish in the entire universe...human flesh! Now only a gang of burnt-out metalheads and ...
Style:
splatter, independent film, grindhouse, retro, tension ...
Plot:
alien invasion, monster, violent, body horror, heavy metal, underground, space monster, multiple murder, suicide attempt, scientist, rape, blood ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new jersey
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Genre: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
After a nuclear attack in Tokyo, the female population is attacked by infected males who have become sex-crazed zombies, hungry for human flesh. Officeworker Momoko and nurse Nozomi seek shelter in a Shinto Shrine, where they meet housewife Kanae ...
Style:
brutal, tense, splatter, disturbing, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
zombie rape, zombie, rape, lesbian, zombie attack, violence, zombie violence, nurse, lesbianism, walking dead, lesbian relationship, gays and lesbians ...
Place:
north korea, japan
Is relevant?
583K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Japan, Iceland
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, visually appealing, visually stunning, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, apocalypse, dystopian future, alien invasion, survival, cloning, danger, space travel, dystopia, resistance, mysterious character, fate of humanity ...
Time:
future, year 2013, near future, year 2000, distant future ...
Place:
peru, seattle, empire state building manhattan new york city, new york, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji's objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterious Evangelion mecha units. A remake of the ...
Style:
mecha, atmospheric, anime, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
androids and robots, artificial intelligence, female warrior, chaos, angel, battles, supernatural, save the world, parent child relationship, dystopian future, imaginary, man versus machine ...
Time:
near future
Place:
tokyo, japan, asia
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Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A team of scientists go to a nuclear mining facility to investigate a possible meltdown and instead find a large amount of cloned dinosaurs.
Style:
scary, cult horror, independent film, fast, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dinosaur, monster, reptile, creature feature, kaiju, creature, animal attack, killer animal, giant monster, gory, exploitation, reptiles ...
Time:
jurassic, 90s, 80s
Place:
usa, nevada
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Danish crew of misfits travel to Saturn in search for natural resources. However, the planet is colonized by a ruthless army of Aliens that turn their eye on Earth and invade Denmark. Thus, the crew change their mission to liberate Denmark.
Style:
stylized, exciting, humorous, semi serious, twisted ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
alien invasion, heroic mission, space travel, space and aliens, imaginary, supernatural, heroes, danger, astronaut, saturn the planet, working class, chaos ...
Time:
year 2008
Place:
denmark, europe, copenhagen, iraq
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