Nuclear War Movies

Terminator: Dark Fate Terminator: Dark Fate
Terminator: Dark Fate
IMDb: 6.2
128

More than two decades after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Sarah Connor sets out to protect a young woman named Dani Ramos and her friends, as a liquid metal Terminator, sent from the future, attempts to terminate them.

American Assassin American Assassin
American Assassin
IMDb: 6.2
112

Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.

Snowden Snowden
Snowden
IMDb: 7.3
134

CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.

Z for Zachariah Z for Zachariah
Z for Zachariah
IMDb: 6
97

In the wake of a nuclear war, a young woman survives on her own, fearing she may actually be the proverbial last woman on earth, until she discovers the most astonishing sight of her life: another human being. A distraught scientist, he’s nearly been driven mad by radiation exposure and his desperate search for others. A fragile, imperative strand of trust connects them. But when a stranger enters the valley, their precarious bond begins to unravel.

The Dark Knight Rises The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises
IMDb: 8.4
165

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent’s crimes to protect the late attorney’s reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham’s finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol
Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol
IMDb: 7.4
133

Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt to stop him ends in an explosion causing severe destruction to the Kremlin and the IMF to be implicated in the bombing, forcing the President to disavow them. No longer being aided by the government, Ethan and his team chase Hendricks around the globe, although they might still be too late to stop a disaster.

X-Men First Class X-Men First Class
X-Men First Class
IMDb: 7.7
132

Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch-enemies, they were closest of friends, working together with other mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known.

Salt Salt
Salt
IMDb: 6.4
100

As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Salt’s efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: ”Who is Salt?”

Watchmen Watchmen
Watchmen
IMDb: 7.6
163

In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.

Paycheck Paycheck
Paycheck
IMDb: 6.3
119

Michael Jennings is a genius who’s hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he’s incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a three-year job, he’s told he isn’t getting a paycheck and instead receives a mysterious envelope. In it are clues he must piece together to find out why he wasn’t paid – and why he’s now in hot water.

The Sum of All Fears The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears
IMDb: 6.4
124

When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a U.S. city, and America is quick to blame the Russians.

The Time Machine The Time Machine
The Time Machine
IMDb: 6
96

Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds mankind divided into two warring races.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
IMDb: 8.6
137

Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the…

Dreams Dreams
Dreams
IMDb: 7.7
119

A collection of magical tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.

Akira Akira
Akira
IMDb: 8
2h 4min

Childhood friends Tetsuo and Kaneda are pulled into the post-apocalyptic underworld of Neo-Tokyo and forced to fight for their very survival. Kaneda is a bike gang leader, and Tetsuo is…

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Spies Like Us Spies Like Us
Spies Like Us
IMDb: 6.4
102

Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.

The Terminator The Terminator
The Terminator
IMDb: 8.1
108

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the ”Terminator” back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents…

WarGames WarGames
WarGames
IMDb: 7.1
114

High School student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department’s war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions! Together with his girlfriend (Ally Sheedy) and a wizardly computer genius (John Wood), David must race against time to outwit his opponent…and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

The Omega Man The Omega Man
The Omega Man
IMDb: 6.4
98

Robert Neville, a doctor, due to an experimental vaccine, is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. The plague caused by the war has killed everyone else except for a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people calling themselves ”The Family”. The plague has caused them to become sensitive to light, as well as homicidally psychotic.

Escape From The Planet Of The Apes Escape From The Planet Of The Apes
Escape From The Planet Of The Apes
IMDb: 6.3
98

The world is shocked by the appearance of two talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft. They become the toast of society; but one man believes them to be a threat to the human race.

Beneath The Planet Of The Apes Beneath The Planet Of The Apes
Beneath The Planet Of The Apes
IMDb: 6
95

Astronaut Brent is sent to rescue Taylor but crash lands on the Planet of the Apes, just like Taylor did in the original film. Taylor has disappeared into the Forbidden Zone so Brent and Nova try to follow and find him. He discovers a cult of humans that fear the Apes’ latest military movements and finds himself in the middle. Tension mounts to a climactic battle between ape and man deep in the bowels of the planet.

You Only Live Twice You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice
IMDb: 6.8
117

A mysterious space craft kidnaps a Russian and American space capsule and brings the world on the verge of another World War. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and meets with his archenemy Blofeld. The fifth film from the legendary James Bond series starring Sean Connery as the British super agent.

Fail Safe Fail Safe
Fail Safe
IMDb: 8
112

Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe…

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
IMDb: 8.4
95

After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to…