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A Balasaur Score of 86 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 92/100. Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 95% of the 109 1980s war movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic92/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
434 audience votes
Key crew
- Mick JacksonDirector
- Barry HinesWriter
Cast
- Karen MeagherRuth Beckett
- Reece DinsdaleJimmy Kemp
- David BrierlyMr. Kemp
- Rita MayMrs. Kemp
- Nicholas LaneMichael Kemp
- Jane HazlegroveAlison Kemp
- Henry MoxonMr Beckett
- June BroughtonMrs Beckett
- Sylvia StokerGranny Beckett
- Harry BeetyClive Sutton
- Ruth HoldenMarjorie Sutton
- Ashley BarkerBob
Stills
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Themes
great britainnorthern englanddespairyorkshirenuclear holocaustdisasternuclear falloutradiation sicknessdisturbedaggressivegrimnuclear winter
The Best Movies of 1984
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