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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Swedish
Description
Tarkovsky's haunting vision of a world threatened with nuclear annihilation. Made as he was dying of cancer, The sacrifice is Tarkovsky's personal statement, a profoundly moving, redemptive tragedy steeped in unforgettable imagery and heart-wrenching emotion.
3) The wall
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
A woman vacationing in the Austrian mountains discovers that she is separated from all human contact by an invisible barrier. With her loyal dog Lynx as her sole companion she undergoes an inward journey of growth and transcendence.
4) On the beach
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A group of survivors attempt to live normal lives in post-apocalyptic Australia, waiting for the inevitable arrival of killer radiation.
5) Aftermath
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In a post-World War III nuclear apocalypse, nine strangers must band together to try to defend themselves against massive radiation, attacking refugees, and each other. Taking refuge in a makeshift shelter, they attempt to endure the devastating holocaust as they struggle with claustrophobia, hunger, and conflicting personalities, all while desperately waiting for news - any news - from the world outside.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A group of paranoia-inspired, war-happy generals manage to initiate an "accidential" nuclear apocalypse. Joint Chief of Staff "Buck" Turgidson and Air Force Strategic Commander Jack Ripper, order a bomber squadron to attack the USSR. This triggers a Soviet secret weapon called the 'Doomsday Machine.' The weapon is a diabolical retaliatory missile system. In an attempt to advert this catastrophe, British Captain Lionel Mandrake becomes the only person...
8) Threads
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Presents a documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long range affects of nuclear war on civilization.
9) On the beach
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Radioactive fallout from a nuclear war has wiped out the entire northern hemisphere, with the exception of Australia. With fallout expected momentarily, the Australians review their lives, establish new relationships and prepare for their tragic demise.
11) The day after
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Full screen format.
Language
English
Description
Following a nuclear strike against the United States, families in small-town Kansas try to survive as radiation slowly kills everything around them.
12) On the beach
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A group of survivors attempt to live normal lives in post-apocalyptic Australia, waiting for the inevitable arrival of killer radiation.
14) Rain of fire
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
An executive in charge of a Middle Eastern nuclear plant discovers that his son is the Antichrist and sets out to stop him from using the nuclear power at his fingertips to wipe out mankind.
15) Fail safe
Series
Criterion collection volume 1011
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This unnerving procedural thriller painstakingly details an all-too-plausible nightmare scenario in which a mechanical failure jams the United States military's chain of command and sends the country hurtling toward nuclear war with the Soviet Union. Working from a contemporary best seller, screenwriter Walter Bernstein and director Sidney Lumet wrench harrowing suspense from the doomsday fears of the Cold War era, making the most of a modest budget...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
After Navy SEALs are picked up in a US submarine, they receive orders to launch a nuke. The Captain refuses to fire, even though he was ordered to do so. The US sub is then attacked. When they escape the attack, the crew and the Navy SEALs find a small island to take refuge on.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Blu-ray + DVD + digital copy.
Language
English
Description
Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their superhuman powers for the first time, working together in a desperate attempt to stop the Hellfire Club and a global nuclear war.
18) The road warrior
Pub. Date
1997.
Edition
Standard version ; Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Story is set in the post-nuclear outback of Australia where a battle is raged by a tiny band of civilized survivors and a group of barbarians over a precious cache of gasoline.
19) Fail_safe
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
The retelling of the classic Cold War doomsday thriller. A computer malfunction triggers the transmission of nuclear-attack codes to a U.S. bomber squadron. The orders are irreversible, the primary target is Moscow, and the President, his advisors and military leaders race time to head off global catastrophe. Recalling the adrenaline-rush of early TV drama, this movie was staged and telecast live in black-and-white, establishing an immediate sense...
20) Spies like us
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Comedy about two would-be spies who are dupes in an evil mastermind's plan to take over the world.
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