Atomic bomb movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant atomic bomb movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, captivating, suspense, thought provoking and bleak films and TV shows about / with atomic bomb, world war two, nuclear, military, danger, world war, war, cold war, nuclear bomb and holocaust plots mostly in Drama, War and History genres shot in USA, UK, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as atomic bomb: Manhattan (2014), Fat Man and Little Boy (1989), Oppenheimer (2023), Day One (1989), The Manhattan Project (1986), The Day After (1983), Rocket Boys (2022), Oppenheimer (1980), Hiroshima (1995), Ground Zero (1987).
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Set against the backdrop of the greatest clandestine race against time in the history of science with the mission to build the world's first atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Flawed scientists and their families attempt to co-exist in a ...
Style:
clever, serious, realistic, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
atomic bomb, world war two, laboratory, scientist, ambition, inventions and discoveries, military, power relations, relationship vs career, workplace, unhappy wife, top secret ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, year 1943, 20th century
Place:
new mexico, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built.
Style:
factual, intense, suspense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, nuclear bomb, atomic bomb, scientist, politics, military, scientific research, biopic, idealism, nuclear, moral dilemma, ego clash ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, 20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, new mexico, bay area, germany, russia
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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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550
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard leaves Europe, eventually arriving in the United States. With the help of Einstein, he persuades the government to build an atomic bomb. The project is given to no-nonsense Gen. Leslie Groves who selects physicist J. ...
Style:
captivating, tense, thought provoking, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
atomic bomb, world war two, nuclear holocaust, nuclear war, super weapon, nuclear, cold war, bombing, holocaust, war, terrorism, atomic weapons ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new mexico, london, hiroshima japan, chicago ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
Well-intentioned history lesson; the decision to drop the atom bomb, the secrecy surrounding the mission, and the men who flew it.
Style:
captivating, bleak, rough, serious, realistic
Plot:
world war two, atomic bomb, world war, usa history, bomber, battles, secret place, nuclear holocaust, super weapon, moral dilemma, heroes, military ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
hiroshima japan, usa, japan, asia, pacific ocean
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Named after the World War II-era program, the plot revolves around a gifted high school student who decides to construct a nuclear bomb for a national science fair. The film's underlying theme involves the Cold War of the 1980s when government ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, action adventure, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
cold war, teenager, nuclear, military, atomic bomb, whistleblower, nuclear bomb, nuclear war, scientist, plutonium, laboratory, bombing ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york state, new york
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The film portrays a fictional nuclear war between NATO forces and the Warsaw Pact that rapidly escalates into a full scale exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union, focusing on the residents of Lawrence, Kansas, and Kansas City, ...
Style:
futuristic, harsh, apocalyptic, serious, psychotronic ...
Plot:
cold war, nuclear war, apocalypse, catastrophe, nuclear explosion, disaster, nuclear bomb, nuclear holocaust, post apocalypse, dystopia, radiation, nuclear threat ...
Time:
80s, future, distant future, 20th century
Place:
usa, kansas, soviet union, kansas city, ussr ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Spanning three crucial decades (1940-60s) in the history of India, the story chronicles the life of three great men responsible for launching India's space and nuclear programs respectively: Dr. Homi J. Bhabha, the architect of India's ...
Style:
historical drama, inspirational, exciting, captivating, period piece ...
Plot:
scientist, biopic, indian history, innovation, space program, inspiration, fall in love, atomic bomb, inventor, inventions and discoveries, invention, relationships ...
Time:
60s, 1940s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s
Place:
india, mumbai india
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 420 min.
TV show
Story:
Biography of the American physicist who led the U.S. effort to develop the atomic bomb during World War II, only to find himself suspected as a security risk in the 1950s because of his increasing ambivalence about the effect of his life's work.
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Plot:
world war two, atomic bomb, scientist, biopic, atomic weapons, mastermind, science, nuclear threat, secret place, super weapon, danger, war ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, 1930s, 50s
Place:
new mexico
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Canada, Japan
Duration: 190 min.
Story:
Hiroshima is a 1995 Japanese / Canadian film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and Roger Spottiswoode about the decision-making processes that led to the dropping of the atomic bombs by the United States on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating
Plot:
world war two, politics, world war, atomic bomb, nuclear holocaust, injustice, nuclear war, terrorism, bombing, nuclear, disaster, surrender ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1945
Place:
hiroshima japan, japan, asia, usa, new york
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A second generation cameraman in Australia finds evidence that his father had filmed a nuclear test that allowed aboriginies to be exposed to and killed by radiation. He begins a search for a secret that if true, his government has already killed ...
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
atomic bomb, conspiracy, investigation, aborigine, australian aboriginal, dead father, bombing, nuclear war, nuclear holocaust, survival, murder, politics ...
Time:
year 1987, 50s
Place:
australia, south australia, melbourne
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor named Basie, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even ...
Style:
epic, sad, period piece, crying, emotional ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, teens, teen drama
Plot:
world war two, coming of age, child protagonist, childhood, survival, pow, boy, japanese army, prisoner, young heroes, captivity, starvation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1945, year 1987
Place:
china, hong kong, japan, asia, indochina ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A cab driver becomes involved in a chase for a misplaced atomic bomb.
Style:
tension, fast paced, suspenseful, road movie, action comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
atomic bomb, chase, danger, nuclear threat, cat and mouse, conspiracy, chaos, urban, corruption, mistaken identity, espionage, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
80s
Place:
seattle
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1934, four brilliant Cambridge men are recruited to spy for Russia. Fueled by youthful idealism, a passion for social justice and a talent for lying, they take huge personal risks to pass Britain's biggest secrets to Moscow. Based on true ...
Style:
contemplative, realistic, serious, period piece, tense ...
Plot:
espionage, kgb, treason, politics, traitor, communist, betrayal, university, homosexuality, cold war, spy, secret agent ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
russia, england, europe, london, big ben london
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
A story of the creation of the atomic bomb in America, Germany and the USSR.
Style:
historical drama, thought provoking, serious, political, period piece ...
Plot:
world war two, nuclear, cold war, atomic bomb, realism, moral dilemma, biopic, espionage, physicist, nuclear bomb, nuclear threat, post war ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
usa, ussr, germany, soviet union
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Come See The Paradise is a deeply touching love story set against the backdrop of a dramatic and controversial period in American history, It follows the romance and eventual marriage of Jack McGurn (Dennis Quad), a hot blooded Irish American, and a ...
Style:
emotional, contemplative, realistic, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
world war two, forbidden love, love, racism, atomic bomb, family relations, culture clash, war, interracial romance, hospital, death, marriage ...
Time:
1940s, year 1936, 1930s, 20th century, year 1941 ...
Place:
hiroshima japan, ireland, japan, asia, seattle ...
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27K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
depressing, grim, psychological, gloomy, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
nuclear war, nuclear holocaust, apocalypse, cold war, nuclear explosion, survival, world war three, nuclear, post apocalypse, distopia, post apocalyptic, radiation ...
Time:
80s, near future, distant future, year 1984, 20th century ...
Place:
england, northern england, europe, ussr, soviet union ...
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Genre: Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An American intelligence agent, aided by a Chinese-American female agent, uses a time-travel belt to thwart Chinese operatives who are attempting to import to Los Angeles the materials to make an atomic bomb.
Style:
suspense, retro, grindhouse, period piece, fast paced ...
Plot:
time travel, espionage, spy, atomic bomb, nuclear threat, secret agent, travel, cold war, female agent, smuggling, government conspiracy, martial arts ...
Time:
60s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Filmed during their sell-out 1997 tour, Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island features Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson at their comedic finest. This time around Richie Richard (Mayall) and Eddie Hitler (Edmondson) are marooned on a desert island in ...
Style:
dark comedy, slapstick, absurd, raunchy, funny ...
Plot:
marooned, desert island, stranded, nuclear testing, isolation, tropical island, atomic bomb, survival, toilet humor, satire, farce, political satire ...
Place:
pacific ocean, bristol
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When "The Third Eye" - a criminal organization made up of the world's most vicious killers - kidnaps nuclear scientist Professor Von Kraft, his secret formula for a new atomic weapon that can destroy all human life falls into their ...
Style:
eurospy
Plot:
scientist, atomic bomb, espionage, underwater, cold war, drowning, water skiing, gunfight, underwater fight, nightclub, torture, helicopter ...
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Israel
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
From the year 3005, a delegate from the future arrives in 1985 to convince the present leaders make certain World War III happens, which he guarantees will make for a better future. Having already caused natural disasters and catastrophes by coming ...
Style:
suspense, tension, political thriller, thought provoking, bleak ...
Plot:
travel, propaganda, power struggle, manipulation, media manipulation, dystopia, television, conspiracy, ethical dilemma, paradox, moral ambiguity, prophecy ...
Time:
future, 80s
Place:
israel
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army Anami leads the military officers who propose to ...
Style:
political, epic war
Plot:
world war two, japanese soldier, japanese military, world war, japanese army, japanese history, imperial japan, emperor, atomic bomb, soldier, bombing, military ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
japan, tokyo, china, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Set in German-occupied Norway, this is based on the efforts of the Norwegian resistance to sabotage German development of the atomic bomb. Resistance fighter Knut Straud enlists the reluctant physicist Rolf Pedersen in an effort to destroy the ...
Style:
dramatic, exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, winter, nazi, commando, spy, world war, sabotage, resistance fighter, military, mountain, great war, espionage ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
europe, germany, england
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A TV reporter and cameraman are taken hostage on a tugboat while covering a workers strike. The demands of the hostage-takers are to collect all the nuclear detonators in the Charleston, SC area so they may be detonated at sea. They threaten to ...
Style:
bad ending, thought provoking, captivating, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
found footage, nuclear holocaust, post apocalypse, nuclear, nuclear explosion, nuclear war, terrorism, president, u.s. president, nuclear bomb, disaster, witch ...
Time:
80s
Place:
south carolina, usa, charleston south carolina
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
Story:
"You have to think about whether they're really your friends," Johnny's dad says when Johnny talks to him about the grief his pals have been giving him lately. The other boys haven't exactly tried to understand why Dad ...
Style:
emotional, bleak, uplifting, educational, period drama
Plot:
world war two, prejudice, intolerance, empathy, acceptance, discrimination, friendship, compassion, social commentary, humanity, interracial relations, coming of age ...
Time:
post world war two, 1950s, 50s
Place:
hiroshima japan, japan
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
A high-school teacher (Kenji Sawada) builds an atomic bomb to hold Tokyo hostage, then cannot decide what he wants.
Style:
philosophical, semi serious, realistic, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
terrorism, atomic bomb, plutonium, high school teacher, technology, mental disorder, professor, sexploitation, satire, nuclear threat, car chase, law enforcement ...
Time:
70s, year 1979, 20th century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A drama set during World War II where a submarine carrying a secret weapon attempts to stop a planned third atomic bombing of Japan. Based on Harutoshi Fukui's novel Shuusen no Lorelei.
Style:
stylized, suspenseful, exciting, serious, dieselpunk
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, world war two, underwater, secret weapon, danger, escapades, war, military, military life, heroic mission, soldier, save the world ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, post world war two
Place:
japan, hiroshima japan, asia, pacific ocean
Is relevant?
16K
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan, USA, New Zealand
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
Style:
touching, captivating, sincere, historical drama, sex comedy ...
Plot:
world war two, japanese history, emperor, politics, investigation, occupation, military, forbidden love, war crime, moral dilemma, ruler, political unrest ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1945, post world war two ...
Place:
japan, asia, berlin germany, china, tokyo ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The movie follows the perspective of several characters (such as Japanese victims, soldiers, American prisoners of war and others) and how they lived or tried to survive the effects felt during the aftermath of the Atomic Bomb dropping by the Enola ...
Style:
contemplative, captivating, realistic, serious, gloomy ...
Plot:
world war two, disaster, nuclear war, bombing, surrender, battles, military, against humanity, danger, life is a bitch, confined, moral dilemma ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
hiroshima japan, asia, japan, usa
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
During WWII, a human heart taken from Dr. Frankenstein's lab and is kept in Japan where it gets exposed to the radiation of the bombing of Hiroshima. The heart grows in size, mutates and eventually becomes an indestuctable humanoid. Later, a ...
Style:
scary, exciting, serious, suspenseful, natural horror ...
Plot:
frankenstein, giant monster, world war two, scientist, false accusation, mutant, deadly creature, supernatural, rescue, laboratory, experiment gone awry, danger ...
Time:
60s, year 1945, 1940s
Place:
japan, hiroshima japan, germany, tokyo, asia ...
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