Every genre has a movie that defines it and is the definitive work, for submarine warfare its Das Boot, for nuclear war it's Threads.

On the Beach

Nukes are fake.

Robot voice numba ten. Even less compelling than career-criminal emeritus robinette.

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1984, The Day After, The Road Warrior.

Threads scared the hell out of me as a 17 year old when it was first released. I think this is the most realistic move about nuclear war and filmed in an almost documentary style. The Day After and Testament, whilst worthy depictions of nuclear war and its aftermath, have more of a focus on drama and the characters.

The hell of all these are they are the BEST case scenarios of the aftermath of a nuclear war. Mad Max: Fury Road goes deeper into radiation sickness, showing how the body deteriorates even further, demonstrating lymphomas and other cancers.

Horror movie producers would die to hire the producers of Threads because as a previous commenter mentioned, Threads is THE ultimate horror movie and while the other two movies had their moments Threads exposes the devastating effect fallout has on the human body, the breakdown of civilisation and how close we are to annihilation.

Threads was the most no-holds barred of the three butTestament was the hardest of the three to watch. (Along with When the Winds Blow which despite being a “cute” cartoon is the nuclear war movie I can’t sit through in one sitting.)

I went to Sheffield recently and i thought it was used for nuclear teating. What a dump

Great movies and if you already have seen these and are looking for more, give Damnation Alley a try. It's a bit campy but pretty cool. Another really good movie is Miracle Mile. Great soundtrack.

The War Game 1966 made by the BBC in Uk wasnt shown on tv as it was deemed to frightening. Was shown in cinemas . I saw it , at the end there was just stunned silence from the audience , everyone just sat there instead of heading for the exit as usual.

Threads made the Day After look like a walk in the park

Here is a movie list to consider, (some taken from the comments below, thank you). fallout 2024 Damnation Alley A Boy and his Dog On the Beach" 1959 When the Wind Blows The War Game" (1966) Special bulletin Barefoot gen Silkwood China syndrome The atomic cafe Manhattan project 86 Whoops apocalypse Ground zero Rules of engagement 89 When the wind blows 86 Letters from a dead man 86 Memoirs of a survivor Chain reaction Failsafe By Dawn's Early Light 28 days Dr Strangelove

Threads, the ultimate horror movie. Raw, unrestrained. We have returned again to disturbing times.

As a grade schooler I remember the duck-and-cover exercises in the 1960's where we were supposed to hide under our school desks and cover our heads with our hands. We lived three miles to the west of downtown Chicago. It would of been over like a flash. I remember seeing the John Handcock building from my classroom window on the second floor of our grade school on 16th street.

THERE ARE NO WINNERS IN NUCLEAR WAR, OR WAR IN GENERAL.

Fallout, 2024.

The Day After to me was the most realistic of all 3 movies. It used actual test nuke footage to make it feel more real. I own that movie.

I was 10 when this movie came out. Scared the crap out of me! Gave me nightmares for weeks.

Theres only one and thats THREADS.

I’m from Sheffield: when Threads was made, the air attack warning was sounded (so it could be recorded) at 10am on 4th July 1984: not sure why I can remember it so very precisely - after all: it wasn’t the most utterly terrifying thing that’s ever happened to me - not even slightly😳

Threads scared the Hell out of me in 1984. The arms race was at its height, the USSR was an existential threat and as kids, we honestly thought a nuclear war was likely. CND marches and protests outside nuclear air force bases and sub ports were a permanent fixture, and it just felt like a fuse had been lit on the planet. How sad that for almost the same reasons as back then, we find ourselves wondering the same thing again 40 years later.

"When the Wind Blows" It is animated, but it is realistic enough.

The Day After was sterile in comparison to Threads, which is just about the scariest shit I have ever seen.

I'll settle for " A Boy and his Dog"

Some people liked “Threads”, but I didn’t. Primarily because they went cheap and didn’t spend money on showing graphics of the warheads launching and detonating. We just get a screen card telling us some bombs hit somewhere.

Threads and The Day After, both are great in their own way, already knew what would happen after reading Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivor accounts (and yes while they were horrifying in themselves they're peanuts compared to nukes that came later and now) and all the other info I read out there. But watching them helped me put it all into perspective. Right until last year I'd think of survival as well as prevention, now I'm just all about prevention. I'm not a parent, I've nobody to rely on me after an attack, I barely fit in now and get picked on so I dread to think what most people would be like after and physically and mentally I'm already not well, I would not do well surviving a nuke. So now I'd choose to stay at ground zero, but I'd rather they never happen. Please anyone sees this, i know it's easy to think you can't do anything, but please join a CND or Global Zero. With enough protest we can work on getting rid of these things, no matter where we are. There are no winners in any war, but especially nuclear war.

"On the Beach" 1959. A nuclear sub surfaces after WW III ends carrying sailors who are some of the last survivors on Earth. Chilling.

The Day After, when compared to Threads, was soft. The soldiers coming in to clean up afterwards... yer sure, as if! Totally unrealistic

I was a teenager when I watched Threads back in the early 80s... that movie freaked me out! I hadn't seen it since. About a yr ago, I was talking with someone about it & after I bought a copy from eBay. I have to say it still resonates today. The most realistic portrayal of nuke war & its aftermath. When that young girl screamed at the sight of her baby at the end, wow, you know humanity is f****d

Anyone remember Damnation Alley? I think it was called that.

When the Wind Blows. Animated film that truly shows the aftermath of nuclear war.

The Bed Sitting Room is a wild post apocalypse dark comedy

A real scenario would be a lot worse. In reality, large cities & national capitals would be targeted, not a bunch of small towns & minor cities.

I was in NBC in the Marines during the COLD WAR, the Nuclear weapons are bad enough without the Chemical weapons and the Biological weapons. Blistering Agent your skins just blisters and burns,don't breathe in it. Mass suicide.

Testament is underrated, probably what most people would have to deal with.

Threads is a very realistic movie. All the cast did a great job

I would add "The War Game" (1966) to this list. Definitely worth a watch if you liked the other three mentioned here.

The all time best one will be out in November 2024, unfortunately no one will be alive to see it in theaters.

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The strain was a great show! Also the video game adaptation shows such as fallout and the last of us are very good.

Second best: Probably Strain.

Absolutely not! Christian hegemony is responsible for the deaths of millions of people around the world.

O yes,we must be prepared ✝️✝️🙏🙏

Armageddon is coming...soon

I think Russia ain’t gonna do shit because it can’t do shit. If it could it’d already be in charge in Ukraine. And US foreign policy should not be led by authoritarian regimes threatening violence if the US does not comply, no democracy should bow to authoritarian demands.