Is Countdown to Zero easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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 Countdown to Zero scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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 Countdown to Zero sad?

Somewhat. More sad 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.

Does Countdown to Zero 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 Countdown to Zero violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.

Countdown to Zero

Name: Countdown to Zero
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Gary Oldman, Graham Allison, James Baker III, Bruce Blair, Tony Blair

Demand Zero.

Directed by Lucy Walker

Produced by Lawrence Bender Productions, Participant

201091 min6.3 / 10

A sobering, intellectually rigorous documentary that traces nuclear weapons from their invention to present-day existential threats, grounded in concrete analysis rather than speculation.

Although the Cold War is behind us, the threat of nuclear disaster remains very real. Director Lucy Walker discusses the invention of the atomic bomb and brings the story into the present day, examining the possibility of nuclear calamity under the categories of "Madness," "Accident" and "Miscalculation." With narration by Gary Oldman, the film includes a hypothetical sequence of a nuclear explosion in New York City's Times Square, timed to coincide with the New Year's Eve countdown.

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Genres

Documentary

Keywords

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Questions people ask

Is Countdown to Zero easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Countdown to Zero scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Countdown to Zero sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does Countdown to Zero end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Countdown to Zero violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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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