The read
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 89% of the 359 1980s science fiction movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
463 audience votes
Key crew
- Nicholas MeyerDirector
- David RaksinOriginal Music Composer
- Edward HumeWriter
Cast
- Jason RobardsDr. Russell Oakes
- JoBeth WilliamsNurse Nancy Bauer
- Steve GuttenbergStephen Klein
- John CullumJim Dahlberg
- John LithgowJoe Huxley
- Bibi BeschEve Dahlberg
- Lori LethinDenise Dahlberg
- Amy MadiganAlison Ransom
- Jeff EastBruce Gallatin
- Georgann JohnsonHelen Oakes
- William Allen YoungAirman Billy McCoy
- Calvin JungDr. Sam Hachya
Stills
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Themes
high schoolenvironmental protection agencynuclear warisolationdarknessradiationchaosrefugeerefugee campcold warinsanitypost-apocalyptic future
The Best Movies of 1983
The Day After is #30 of 60
