Is Special Bulletin 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.

Does Special Bulletin end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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 Special Bulletin scary?

Somewhat. More frightening 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.

Is Special Bulletin sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Special Bulletin violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Special Bulletin

Name: Special Bulletin
Genre: TV Movie, Drama, Thriller, Horror
Released: 1983
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Ed Flanders, Kathryn Walker, Roxanne Hart, Christopher Allport, David Clennon

Directed by Edward Zwick

Produced by NBC, Ohlmeyer Communications Company

1983103 min7.0 / 10

A tense, paranoia-soaked pseudo-documentary about nuclear terrorism that uses the immediacy of breaking news to create sustained dread about existential threat.

An evening of TV programming is interrupted by breaking news: in Charleston, South Carolina, two Coast Guard personnel and two members of a local news team have been taken hostage by a group of terrorists who are seeking to destroy the triggers of all local nuclear devices. Moreover, the terrorists threaten to detonate their own device if their demands are not met.

Clusters

Corrupt Institutions Exposed Corruption and Distrust Psychological Thriller Movies Mob Double Crosses Journalism and Reporters

Genres

TV Movie Drama Thriller Horror

Keywords

Terrorism Nuclear News Report Found Footage News Broadcaster Pseudo-documentary

Questions people ask

Is Special Bulletin easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Special Bulletin end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Special Bulletin scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Special Bulletin sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Special Bulletin violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.