Is By Dawn's Early Light easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is By Dawn's Early Light scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is By Dawn's Early Light violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does By Dawn's Early Light end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is By Dawn's Early Light sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

By Dawn's Early Light

Name: By Dawn's Early Light
Genre: TV Movie, Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1990
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones, Martin Landau, Darren McGavin

Four people... Three minutes... Two choices... One chance for survival.

Directed by Jack Sholder

Produced by Daniel L. Paulson Productions, HBO

1990101 min6.5 / 10

A taut Cold War thriller about nuclear brinkmanship and the fragility of command structures when catastrophe strikes.

A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. While the U.S. president feverishly works to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, various subordinates panic. When the president is believed to be killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over.

Clusters

Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Mob Double Crosses Paranoia and Procedure Crime and Betrayal Stories Action Movies With Explosions

Genres

TV Movie Action Drama Thriller

Keywords

Soviet Union Bomber Nuclear Missile North Atlantic Treaty Organization (nato)

Questions people ask

Is By Dawn's Early Light easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is By Dawn's Early Light scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is By Dawn's Early Light violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Does By Dawn's Early Light end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is By Dawn's Early Light sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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