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1984 117 min ★ 7.6 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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Cast

Karen Meagher

Karen Meagher

Ruth Beckett

Reece Dinsdale

Reece Dinsdale

Jimmy Kemp

David Brierly

David Brierly

Mr. Kemp

Rita May

Rita May

Mrs. Kemp

Nicholas Lane

Nicholas Lane

Michael Kemp

Jane Hazlegrove

Jane Hazlegrove

Alison Kemp

Henry Moxon

Mr Beckett

June Broughton

Mrs Beckett

Sylvia Stoker

Granny Beckett

Harry Beety

Clive Sutton

Details

Director

Mick Jackson

Tagline

"The closest you'll ever want to come to nuclear war."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$420,000

Production

Western-World Television Inc., BBC, Nine Network Australia

Reviews

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znapper

February 20, 2017

★ 10/10

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 explains and shows us how the world is interconnected and woven together, each strand in this web is dep...

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Rodney Wollam

March 17, 2018

★ 9/10

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. The after is actually worse than the blast itself. God help us all.

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TkA

July 30, 2026

★ 9/10

**Hauntingly Grim.** Threads is a hauntingly grim, yet important film that portrays the devastating effects of a nuclear war. Set in the UK during the 1980s, it follows the lead up to a worldwide nuclear crisis and the aftermath of the bombs wiping out most of the country. The film paints a bleak picture of the first year post-apocalypse, as well as the subsequent 8-15 years of survival. It...

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