The Day After

Movie

1983

2h 7m

English

Science Fiction, Drama, TV Movie

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6.9

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The Day After

Movie

1983

2h 7m

English

Science Fiction, Drama, TV Movie

In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.

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Cast

Dr. Russell Oakes

Nurse Nancy Bauer

Stephen Klein

Jim Dahlberg

Joe Huxley

Eve Dahlberg

Denise Dahlberg

Alison Ransom

Bruce Gallatin

Helen Oakes

Airman Billy McCoy

Dr. Sam Hachya

Dr. Austin

Reverend Walker

Dennis Hendry

Danny Dahlberg

Joleen Dahlberg

Marilyn Oakes

Cynthia

Professor

Ellen Hendry

Nurse

Julian French

Aldo

Tom Cooper

Directed By: Nicholas Meyer

Written By: Edward Hume

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geondp says...

6 years ago

May it serve as a reminder!

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moonkodi says...

8 years ago

Some effective parts and some long boring patches. It's ok. The good parts alone are better than a lot of simular movies.

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siggi963 says...

4 weeks ago

A absolute classic about the consequences of nuclear war. Still as oppressive and terrifying as the day it was first released.

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robinm0 says...

2 months ago

This flawed effort somewhat pales in comparison to Threads. It was made before the concept of 'nuclear winter' became mainstream, so the main characters (those of whom survive) emerge into a dusty sunshine. It should still be watched, however, to serve as a warning about the futile doctrine of 'Mutually Assured Destruction'.

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Nutshell

5 years ago

James Robards is exceptional in this sad nuclear holocaust fable, made for TV but a top notch production in most all respects.

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talisencrw

6 years ago

This was solid and, considering its epoch, scary. I remember being a teen when this came up, and with U.S./Soviet relations at a nadir, nuclear war films were just starting to appear on the cinephile's radar once again, after taking a breather from their 60's heyday for the sake of the glut of natur More

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znapper

6 years ago

Well worth the view and it's surprisingly hard-hitting, for an American movie.

TDA depict the full nuclear exchange between NATO and the Warsaw-pact and how this affect the population in and around Kansas.

I think TDA really works better as a pure movie, because it is. Compared to the UK-made More

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