Tag Archives: nuclear

Testament

IMDB Rating: 7.40
1618 votes

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Nuclear war in the United States is portrayed in a realistic and believable manner. The story is told through the eyes of a woman who is struggling to take care of her family. The entire movie takes place in a small suburban town outside San Francisco. After the nuclear attack, contact with the outside world is pretty much cut off.
Actors
Carol WetherlyJane Alexander
Tom WetherlyWilliam Devane
Brad WetherlyRossie Harris
Also posted in 1983, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Crimson Tide

IMDB Rating: 7.10
22567 votes

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In the near future, Russian rebels have taken over one of the ICBM bases in the USSR. Alarmed by the prospect of a rebel strike, the U.S. sends the U.S.S. Alabama, a nuclear ballistic submarine, to watch over the base and retaliate in case they launch. While on patrol, the submarine is attacked and the radio systems are knocked out. An emergency message received during the battle is only partially recovered. Captain Ramsey believes it to be the order to launch on the rebels, while XO Hunter wants to wait for a confirmation message. The conflict escalates into mutiny as Ramsey and Hunter fight for control of the Alabama's nuclear missiles.
Actors
Capt. Frank RamseyGene Hackman
Lt. Commander Ron HunterDenzel Washington
Lt. Roy Zimmer, USS Alabama Communications OfficerMatt Craven
Also posted in 1995, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

K-19: The Widowmaker

IMDB Rating: 6.50
12836 votes

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The story of USSR's first nuclear ballistic submarine, which suffered a malfunction in its nuclear reactor on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic in 1961. The submarine's crew, led by the unyielding Captain Alexi Vostrikov, races against time to prevent a Chernobyl-like nuclear disaster which threatens not only the lives of his crew, but has the potential to ignite a world war between the super powers.
Actors
Alexei VostrikovHarrison Ford
DmitriSam Spruell
KuryshevPeter Stebbings
Also posted in 2002, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, Thriller | Comments (9)

Ghosts of Mars

IMDB Rating: 4.50
10365 votes

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200 years in the future a Martian police unit is dispatched to transport a dangerous prisoner from a mining outpost back to justice. But when the team arrives they find the town deserted and some of the inhabitants possessed by the former inhabitants of the planet.
Actors
Lt. Melanie BallardNatasha Henstridge
James 'Desolation' WilliamsIce Cube
Sgt. Jericho ButlerJason Statham
Also posted in 2001, Action, Horror, Sci-Fi | Comments (5)

Armageddon

IMDB Rating: 5.70
51866 votes

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A giant, global-killing asteriod, like the one that killed off the dinosaurs 65 million years ago is 18 days away from hitting the Earth. NASA's been caught with their pants down and needs a new plan to stop the rock. They enlist the help of Harry Stamper, an expert deep core driller, to train their astronauts and help them drill into the asteroid and plant a nuclear bomb. But Harry figures the astronauts can't be trained in time and opts to go with his own oil drilling crew.
Actors
Harry S. StamperBruce Willis
Dan Truman, NASA AdministratorBilly Bob Thornton
A.J. FrostBen Affleck
Also posted in 1998, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

True Lies

IMDB Rating: 7.00
35072 votes

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Harry Tasker is a spy. Presently, he is working on a case involving nuclear warheads in the possession of terrorists. Now his wife doesn't know what he does; as far as she is concerned, he is a computer salesman. Now Harry came close to apprehending the leader of the terrorists but he got away and knows who he is. While Harry tries to pick up his trail, he inadvertently overhead his wife, Helen talking about having a "boyfriend". So, he uses his resources to find out who this guy is. And he learns that he is a car salesman pretending to be what Harry is. When Helen goes to one of their rendezvous, Harry stages an attack on them. He then from behind a shroud, that she could be sent to prison unless she does something for them--plant a bug in a guy's phone. Now she does what she is told but unknown to her the man in the room is Harry, she was about to leave when the terrorists break into the room and take them away. It is there that she finds out who and what Harry is, and it's a good thing cause the terrorists plan to kill when they are through with them.
Actors
Charlton Heston
Harry TaskerArnold Schwarzenegger
Helen TaskerJamie Lee Curtis
Also posted in 1994, Action, Adventure, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Romance, Thriller | Comments (0)