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1. Good Omens (2019– )

TV-MA | 55 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

8.0

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The End of the World is coming, which means a fussy Angel and a loose-living Demon who've become overly fond of life on Earth are forced to form an unlikely alliance to stop Armageddon.

Stars: David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Miranda Richardson, Jon Hamm

Votes: 112,408

2. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

PG | 95 min | Comedy, War

8.4

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97 Metascore

An unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.

Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn

Votes: 518,188 | Gross: $0.28M

3. Thirteen Days (2000)

PG-13 | 145 min | Drama, History, Thriller

7.3

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67 Metascore

In October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Shawn Driscoll, Drake Cook

Votes: 62,688 | Gross: $34.59M

4. Red Joan (2018)

R | 101 min | Biography, Drama, History

6.4

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45 Metascore

The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the K.G.B.'s longest-serving British spy.

Director: Trevor Nunn | Stars: Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Stephen Campbell Moore, Tom Hughes

Votes: 14,417 | Gross: $1.58M

5. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

Approved | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

6.6

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A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.

Director: Eugène Lourié | Stars: Paul Hubschmid, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway, Kenneth Tobey

Votes: 8,723 | Gross: $5.00M

6. Panic in Year Zero! (1962)

Passed | 93 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

6.6

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A family leaves Los Angeles for a camping trip just before hydrogen bombs destroy the city. In the midst of the chaos, the father must fight to keep his family alive along the highway.

Director: Ray Milland | Stars: Ray Milland, Jean Hagen, Frankie Avalon, Mary Mitchel

Votes: 4,820

7. Operation Buffalo (2020)

52 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

6.8

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In Maralinga, South Australia, at the height of the Cold War, at a remote army base carrying out British nuclear testing, paranoia runs rife and nuclear bombs are not the only things being put to the test.

Stars: Ewen Leslie, Jessica De Gouw, James Cromwell, Tony Martin

Votes: 888

8. Ravagers (1979)

PG | 90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

4.6

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In a post-apocalyptic world divided between two groups called the Flockers and the Ravagers, an adventurer and his "pleasure girl" try to find their way to a rumored safe haven called the Land of Genesis.

Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Richard Harris, Ernest Borgnine, Ann Turkel, Art Carney

Votes: 515

9. Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995 Video)

Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, History, War

7.9

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The history of nuclear weapons between 1945 until 1963.

Director: Peter Kuran | Stars: William Shatner, Edward Teller, W.H.P. Blandy, Frank H. Shelton

Votes: 3,620

10. White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007)

Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, History

8.3

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Using extensive interviews with survivors and archival footage, an examination reveals the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Director: Steven Okazaki | Stars: Harold Agnew, Shuntaro Hida, Kiyoko Imori, Morris Jeppson

Votes: 2,324

11. Above and Beyond (1952)

Approved | 122 min | Biography, Drama, War

6.9

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Col. Paul Tibbets piloted the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in World War II.

Directors: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama | Stars: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, James Whitmore, Larry Keating

Votes: 1,342

12. The Last U-Boat (1993 TV Movie)

99 min | Drama, War

5.9

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In 1945 an advanced type of German U-boat loaded with atomic technology en route for Japan and escorted by Japanese naval officers receives news that Germany has capitulated.

Director: Frank Beyer | Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Ulrich Tukur, Kaoru Kobayashi, Gorô Ôhashi

Votes: 309

13. Nukes in Space (1999 Video)

53 min | Documentary, History

7.6

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U.S. nuclear tests in space, and the development of the military intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

Director: Peter Kuran | Stars: Raymond Garthoff, Bernard Lovell, Bernard Schriever, William Shatner

Votes: 269

14. Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938)

Approved | 57 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery

6.0

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The invention of an atomic weapon - a long-range ray that can detonate explosions - sends Scotland Yard and Captain Drummond into action.

Director: James P. Hogan | Stars: John Howard, Heather Angel, H.B. Warner, Reginald Denny

Votes: 511

15. The Black Rider (1954)

65 min | Crime, Thriller

5.4

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When young reporter and amateur biker Jerry Marsh investigates a mysterious hooded figure on a motorbike, he discovers crooks hiding out in a ruined castle with atomic sabotage on their minds...

Director: Wolf Rilla | Stars: Jimmy Hanley, Rona Anderson, Leslie Dwyer, Lionel Jeffries

Votes: 242

16. Maralinga Tjarutja (2020 TV Movie)

52 min | Documentary, History

7.5

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When the dust settles, culture remains...The Maralinga people survive aggressive colonisation, including dispossession to enable atomic testing, and through their tenacious spirit and cultural strength fight to retain their country.

Director: Larissa Behrendt | Stars: Jeremy Lebois, Mima Smart, Hilary Williams, Tommy Baker

Votes: 30

17. Silent Storm (2003)

90 min | Documentary, History

8.2

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In 2001 tons of ashed human bones were found in Melbourne, contaminated by Strontium 90, a toxic residue of nuclear weapon tests in Australia and around the world.

Director: Peter Butt | Stars: Paula Arundell, Bille Brown, Penny Brabin, Peter Burns

Votes: 20

18. Operation Hurricane (1953)

33 min | Documentary, Short

6.2

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The film is a documentary on the development and explosion of the first British atomic bomb at the Monte Bello island group in Western Australia in 1952.

Director: Ronald Stark | Stars: Chester Wilmot, William Penney, Arthur David Torlesse

Votes: 17

19. Backs to the Blast: An Australian Nuclear Story (1981)

52 min | Documentary, History

8.2

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One hour documentary examining the seventy year history of nuclear and atomic industry, weapons, testing in South Australia from 1910 to 1980.

Director: Harry Bardwell | Stars: Martin Vaughan, Arthur Baillie, Eric Geddes, Roger Goldsworthy

Votes: 7

20. US Submarine Commander Rates 14 Submarine Scenes in Movies (2020 Video)

18 min | Documentary, Short, War

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Former US submarine commander L. David Marquet rated the realism of submarine scenes in popular movies, judging their technological accuracy as well as the depiction of life on board.

Star: L. David Marquet

21. Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped (1995 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary

7.1

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Documentary addressing controversial questions surrounding the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan at the end of World War II. Includes interviews with historians and analysis of records left by participants in the decision.

Stars: Peter Jennings, Gar Alperovitz, Barton Bernstein, McGeorge Bundy

Votes: 42

22. The Atomic Bomb: The Dawn of the Nuclear Age! (1970 TV Movie)

52 min | Documentary, History, War

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Director: Peter Batty | Star: Bernard Archard

23. Obâchan's Garden (2003)

94 min | Documentary, Biography

7.0

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Director: Linda Ohama | Stars: Linda Ohama, Asayo Murakami, Caitlin Ohama Darcus, Natsuko Ohama

Votes: 32

24. Vive la bombe! (2006 TV Movie)

90 min | History, War

6.8

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Director: Jean-Pierre Sinapi | Stars: Cyril Descours, Olivier Barthélémy, Matthieu Boujenah, Damien Jouillerot

Votes: 69

25. Experts of Evil (1977)

83 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi

5.4

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A three part sci-fi drama dealing with three possible scenarios of what can go wrong with atomic, biological and chemicals weapons and substances.

Directors: Robbe De Hert, Guido Henderickx | Stars: Frank Aendenboom, Betsy Blair, Louis Paul Boon, Guido Claus

Votes: 16

26. Skulldor & Kate (2017)

4 min | Sci-Fi

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Kate's romantic evening with Gina is rudely interrupted by her roommates Skulldor and Queegis, who stole some plutonium to power their atomic weaponry..

Stars: Sean Thomas Simmons, Ysabella Love, Noah Copfer, Chessie Phillips

27. The Styxhexenhammer666 Channel (2010– )
Episode: Trump Uses Executive Order to Shut Down Pyongyang's Trade and Banking Connections (2017)

10 min | News

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Styx doubts that Donald Trump's sanctions against North Korea will be effective.

Star: Styxhexenhammer666

28. Maralinga Pieces (2012 Video)

13 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

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The people affected by the British atomic weapons tests at Emu Fields and Maralinga in the 1950's and 60's remain haunted and deeply impacted by those memories. This short film extracts the... See full summary »

Director: Jessie Boylan | Stars: Kevin Buzzacott, Aida Heart, Avon Hudson, Margaret May