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1. Crimson Tide (1995)
R | 116 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
On a U.S. nuclear missile sub, a young First Officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy Captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington, Matt Craven, George Dzundza
Votes: 123,415 | Gross: $91.40M
2. Fail Safe (1964)
Approved | 112 min | Drama, Thriller
A technical malfunction sends American planes to Moscow to deliver a nuclear attack. Can all-out war be averted?
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver, Dan O'Herlihy
Votes: 24,422
3. Canadian Bacon (1995)
PG | 91 min | Action, Comedy
The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war against Canada.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: John Candy, Alan Alda, Rhea Perlman, Kevin Pollak
Votes: 17,994 | Gross: $0.18M
4. Oppenheimer (1980)
Not Rated | 420 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biography of the American physicist who led the U.S. effort to develop the atomic bomb during World War II, only to find himself suspected as a security risk in the 1950s.
Stars: Sam Waterston, John Carson, Christopher Muncke, Jana Shelden
Votes: 720
5. Truman (1995 TV Movie)
PG | 135 min | Biography, Drama
Though considered unqualified, Harry S. Truman becomes the 33rd president following the April 1945 death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: Gary Sinise, Diana Scarwid, Richard Dysart, Colm Feore
Votes: 2,498
6. Operation Buffalo (2020)
52 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
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: 890
7. The Amazing Transparent Man (1960)
Approved | 58 min | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
A crazed scientist invents an invisibility formula. He plans to use the formula to create an army of invisible zombies.
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Marguerite Chapman, Douglas Kennedy, James Griffith, Ivan Triesault
Votes: 2,740
8. Deterrence (1999)
R | 104 min | Drama, Thriller
The President of the United States must deal with an international military crisis while confined to a Colorado diner during a freak snowstorm
Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Kevin Pollak, Timothy Hutton, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Clotilde Courau
Votes: 2,840 | Gross: $0.14M
9. Quatermass II (1955)
188 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Horror
Professor Quatermass is trying to perfect a dangerously unstable nuclear-powered rocket engine. After a disastrous test firing in Australia, his soon-to-be son-in-law, Captain John Dillon, ... See full summary »
Stars: John Robinson, Monica Grey, Hugh Griffith, John Stone
Votes: 482
10. The Last U-Boat (1993 TV Movie)
99 min | Drama, War
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
11. Behind Enemy Lines (1985 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama, War
Professor-turned-spy Col. Calvin Turner and his associate, workaholic Lt. Shelley Flynn, plan a daring rescue behind enemy lines in World War II German-occupied Norway of a brilliant scientist who may or may not be aiding the Germans.
Director: Sheldon Larry | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Ray Sharkey, Maryam d'Abo, Lucy Hornak
Votes: 81
12. Maralinga Tjarutja (2020 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, History
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
13. Captain Scarface (1953)
Approved | 72 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A man desperate to leave South America books passage on a freighter, and learns that the captain has made plans to force a scientist to participate in a mission of destruction.
Director: Paul Guilfoyle | Stars: Barton MacLane, Virginia Grey, Leif Erickson, Peter Coe
Votes: 263
14. Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero (1999 Video)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History
A tour of U.S. atomic test sites in Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Mississippi, and Alaska.
Director: Peter Kuran | Stars: Peter Merlin, William Shatner
Votes: 268
16. Vive la bombe! (2006 TV Movie)
90 min | History, War
Director: Jean-Pierre Sinapi | Stars: Cyril Descours, Olivier Barthélémy, Matthieu Boujenah, Damien Jouillerot
Votes: 69
17. Silent Storm (2003)
90 min | Documentary, History
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. Leading to War (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary
LEADING TO WAR documents how the Bush Administration made its case to the American people for military action in Iraq, despite worldwide opposition.
Director: Barry J. Hershey | Stars: Tony Blair, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell
Votes: 54
19. Operation Hurricane (1953)
33 min | Documentary, Short
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
20. Buried in the Backyard (2005)
TV-PG | 30 min | Short
A documentary about Americans who are actively engaged in preparations for nuclear attack. Journey into the interior of the country--into the bomb shelters that lie beneath us and into the minds that make them.
Directors: Monica Bigler, Sarah Prior | Stars: Steve Harris, Sharon Packer, Andre Rambaud, Paul Seyfried
Votes: 22
21. Fortress Australia: The Secret Bid for the Atomic Bomb (2001 Video)
62 min | Documentary, History
Fortress Australia uncovers one of the most extraordinary chapters in Australia's history - the brazen attempt by successive Australian governments to fortress their nation with atomic ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Butt | Stars: Robyn Williams, Philip Baxter
22. Maralinga: Heart of the Country (1996 Video)
12 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Made for Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute with the assistance of the Australia Foundation for Culture and the Humanities.
Director: Rick Cavaggion
24. Maralinga Pieces (2012 Video)
13 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
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
25. Backs to the Blast: An Australian Nuclear Story (1981)
52 min | Documentary, History
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
26.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Race for the Superbomb
(1999)
TV-PG | 113 min | Documentary, Biography, History
History of the American and Soviet development of the H-bomb.
Director: Thomas Ott | Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Hans Bethe, Peter Haydu, Curtis LeMay
Votes: 39
27.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Russian Roulette
(1999)
TV-MA | 55 min | Documentary, News
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, how safe is Russia's nuclear arsenal?
Directors: Dan Chambers, June Cross, Sharon Tiller | Stars: Anton Fedyashin, Will Lyman, Boris Maksimov, Mike McNally
Votes: 9
28.
Beyond Westworld (1980)
Episode:
Sound of Terror
(1980)
60 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
In order to construct an atomic weapon, Quaid steals uranium from a nuclear power plant. Meanwhile Moore and Williams attempt to identify the rock band member who is actually an android.
Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: Jim McMullan, James Wainwright, Connie Sellecca, William Jordan
Votes: 32
29.
Message Stick (1997–2012)
Episode:
Maralinga: The Anangu Story - Part One
(2009)
30 min | Documentary
50 years ago secret atomic tests were carried out at a place called Maralinga in South Australia. The traditional aboriginal communities were to be moved but somehow they were covered in radioactive fallout.
Director: Rick Cavaggion | Star: Miriam Corowa
30.
Message Stick (1997–2012)
Episode:
Maralinga: The Anangu Story - Part Two
(2009)
30 min | Documentary
25 years ago the Anangu People of South Australia were allowed to return to part of their traditional lands affected by atomic bomb testing in the 50s and 60s. After a nuclear waste cleanup they moved back to the settlement of Oak Valley.
Director: Rick Cavaggion | Star: Miriam Corowa
31.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 26 October 1951
(1951)
News, Talk-Show
Huie and Henry Steeger, the editor of Argosy magazine, interview U.S. Senator Harry P. Cain, a Republican representing the state of Washington. Topics include the Chinese Air Force and ... See full summary »
Director: Ted Estabrook | Stars: Harry P. Cain, William Bradford Huie, Frank Knight, Henry Steeger
32.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 27 January 1954
(1954)
News, Talk-Show
Lesueur and Crawford interview Congressman Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr., a Republican representing New Jersey. Topics include farm prices, the Defense Department's budget, use of atomic weapons... See full summary »
Stars: Kenneth Crawford, Peter Frelinghuysen Jr., Larry LeSueur
33.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 5 February 1954
(1954)
News, Talk-Show
Lesueur and Dimick interview General Sir Frank Simpson, the retiring commandant of the British Imperial Defense College. Topics include atomic weaponry as defensive measures, the Belgian ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Dimick, Larry LeSueur, Frank Simpson