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Threads

Movie
1984
1h 57m
TV-MA
English
War, Drama, Science Fiction
User Score: 
8.1
Critic Score: 
96
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Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.
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Threads

TV-MA
Movie
1984
1h 57m
English
War, Drama, Science Fiction
Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.
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8.1
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Threads (1984) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
96

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Karen Meagher
Ruth Beckett
Reece Dinsdale
Jimmy Kemp
Rita May
Mrs. Kemp
Nicholas Lane
Michael Kemp
Jane Hazlegrove
Alison Kemp
Henry Moxon
Mr Beckett
June Broughton
Mrs Beckett
Sylvia Stoker
Granny Beckett
Harry Beety
Clive Sutton
Ruth Holden
Marjorie Sutton
Michael OHagan
Chief Supt. Hirst
Phil Rose
Medical Officer
Steve Halliwell
Information Officer
Brian Grellis
Accommodation Officer
Peter Faulkner
Transport Officer
Anthony Collin
Food Officer
Michael Ely
Scientific Officer
Sharon Baylis
Manpower Officer
David Stutt
Works Officer
Phil Askham
Mr Stothard
Anna Seymour
Mrs Stothard
Fiona Rook
Carol Stothard
Christine Buckley
Woman in Supermarket
Directed By: Mick Jackson
Written By: Barry Hines

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LordNPrior says...
6 years ago
Threads This documovie is science based dramatisation of the lead up, climax and aftermath of a nuclear war. Profound for it's time, but by today's standards it's hard to watch. It starts with some semblance of a story, then turns into a disjointed mess. 4/10 #NicksMiniReview https://t.co/Jk1925BZe6
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moonkodi says...
7 years ago
It was OK. Seemed to focus on being as grim as possible. Yeah I understand the scenario so why not? Came across as a school educational film towards the end and even propaganda. Russian nuclear threat deja vu is still relevant now. People say it's realistic? How does anyone really know. Details may be accurate and it looked the part. It's not bad but I just expected something with more story and characters. I dont want to be unappreciative and I know when the nuclear end comes to kill us all (thanks Russia) it's gonna be insane and awful but... I'm watching a movie so least entertain me marginally and don't tell me the obvious. Nuclear bombs and the post apocalypse is awful. I know. Not a bad movie but expected more and it felt contrived and unnatural for a documentary style movie. I think it went for shock and that actually put me off and then it became less shocking.
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purpledrazi-deleted-1523337478 says...
8 years ago
At the time, during the cold war, with the reality of the threat hanging over us, this was incredibly poignant and disturbing. Its relevance fluctuates with the times, but it is always a very unsettling depiction of the horror of a full-scale nuclear war.
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ramshambles says...
a month ago
A truly harrowing movie. It's a little dated by today's standards but I was engrossed in it nonetheless. This movie is more relevant now than it may have been in previous decades given recent geopolitical events.
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Featured User Reviews

Keeper70
3 years ago
This early effort by Mick Jackson, he of The Bodyguard. LA Story and errr, Volcano, fame is a more battered, scratchy, affair made on a budget with an edgy kitchen sink realism about it. The story and point being made are all the better for it.

We are treated to a washed-out aesthetic as everyon More
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znapper
6 years ago
This film was, for many, a turning-point regarding nuclear weapons, the cold war and nuclear-politics.

Set in a 1984 UK industrial-suburbia, as the cold war gets hot, we follow regular people in their daily lives and how they prepare for the coming apocalypse.

Barry Hines and Mick Jackson expl More
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Columbusbuck
6 years ago
Once again, I struggled to understand the British English. At least this time, I didn't really need to. Not a word needed to be spoken to convey the very real horror we might all be subjected to. Now, closer to that armageddon than ever before in our history. I just hope I die in the initial blast. More
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