The Day After

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.

1983127 min6.8 / 10

A harrowing, unflinching depiction of nuclear apocalypse and its immediate human aftermath, designed to confront viewers with the unthinkable consequences of atomic war.

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.

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