Film1983127 min

The Day After

Name: The Day After
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie
Released: 1983
Duration: 127 min
Cast: Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Cullum, John Lithgow

Taste attributes: dramascience fictiontv movieespionagehistoricaldisasterunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

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"They told us it would be impossible to make this movie. They told us it would be impossible for you to watch it. We hope nothing is impossible."

Boxlist takeExpansive and heavy: an otherworldly sci-fi film, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.7 /10

TMDB · 243 votes

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.

Synopsis: TMDB