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Countdown to Zero

  • 2010
  • PG
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
2.3K
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Countdown to Zero (2010)
A documentary about the escalating nuclear arms race.
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A documentary about how the likelihood of nuclear weapons (or fissile materials) usage has increased due to the rise of terrorism and lack of safeguards and verification.A documentary about how the likelihood of nuclear weapons (or fissile materials) usage has increased due to the rise of terrorism and lack of safeguards and verification.A documentary about how the likelihood of nuclear weapons (or fissile materials) usage has increased due to the rise of terrorism and lack of safeguards and verification.

  • Director
    • Lucy Walker
  • Writer
    • Lucy Walker
  • Stars
    • Graham Allison
    • James Baker III
    • Bruce Blair
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    2.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lucy Walker
    • Writer
      • Lucy Walker
    • Stars
      • Graham Allison
      • James Baker III
      • Bruce Blair
    • 22User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Graham Allison
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    James Baker III
    James Baker III
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    Bruce Blair
    Bruce Blair
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    Tony Blair
    Tony Blair
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    Zbigniew Brzezinski
    Zbigniew Brzezinski
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    Matthew Bunn
    Matthew Bunn
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    Richard Burt
    Richard Burt
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    Jimmy Carter
    Jimmy Carter
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    Mike Chinoy
    Mike Chinoy
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    Joseph Cirincione
    Joseph Cirincione
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    Richard Cizik
    Richard Cizik
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    Thomas D'Agostino
    Thomas D'Agostino
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    F.W. de Klerk
    F.W. de Klerk
    • Self
    Pascal Fias
    • Self
    Alexander Glaser
    Alexander Glaser
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    Mikhail Gorbachev
    Mikhail Gorbachev
    • Self
    Ira Helfand
    Ira Helfand
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    Pervez Hoodbhoy
    Pervez Hoodbhoy
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    • Director
      • Lucy Walker
    • Writer
      • Lucy Walker
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    • Trivia
      Seeing Al Gore receive the Nobel Peace Prize for An Inconvenient Truth (2006) prompted producer Lawrence Bender to ask Lucy Walker if she would be interested in making a film about nuclear weapons.
    • Quotes

      John F. Kennedy: The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Cannes Film Festival 2010 (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Chemistry
      Written by Josh Homme, James Lavelle, Richard File, and Chris Goss

      Performed by Unkle

    User reviews22

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    Propaganda.
    This is an ugly little film, I watched it because I wanted to see a balanced account of the state of world power and the insanity of the mutual destruction doctrine, what I got was a piece of propaganda that Goebbels himself would have been proud of. I watched open mouthed as the political bias of the makers was laid bare for all to see, they must really think we are moronic. If as I suspect this is just a 'psy-op' to make the world believe that is 'woz the Arabs, wot dun it' when a nuclear device is exploded on US soil, then you will see the truth in what I'm saying soon, I hope to the pit of my soul that I am wrong.
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    • iamthehollow
    • Nov 26, 2010

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    • Release date
      • July 30, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Отсчет до нуля
    • Production companies
      • Lawrence Bender Productions
      • Nuclear Disarmament Documentary
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $272,040
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $41,307
      • Jul 25, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $287,711
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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