The Day After

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.

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1983 / 127min.

Rating6.7

Genres

Science Fiction

Drama

TV Movie

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.

Directors

Actors

John Lithgow

JoBeth Williams

Jason Robards

Steve Guttenberg

Vahan Moosekian

Arliss Howard

Amy Madigan

Stephen Furst

Dennis Lipscomb

Barbara Harris

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