Is The War Game scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 99% 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 The War Game easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 99% 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 The War Game end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 99% 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 The War Game violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% 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.

Yes, very. More sad than 91% 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.

The War Game

Name: The War Game
Genre: War, TV Movie
Released: 1966
Duration: 48 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Michael Aspel, Kathy Staff, Peter Watkins, Peter Graham, Dave Baldwin

BBC TV's film about a nuclear attack on Britain

Directed by Peter Watkins

Produced by BBC

196648 min7.7 / 10

A harrowing, unflinching docudrama that imagines nuclear annihilation on British soil with such graphic realism that the BBC deemed it too disturbing to broadcast.

A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain. After backing the film's development, the BBC refused to air it, publicly stating "the effect of the film has been judged by the BBC to be too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting." It debuted in theaters in 1966 and went on to great acclaim, but remained unseen on British television until 1985.

Questions people ask

Is The War Game scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is The War Game easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.
Does The War Game end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.
Is The War Game violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is The War Game sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% 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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