Threads

Threads

The closest you'll ever want to come to nuclear war.

Directed by Mick Jackson

Produced by Western-World Television Inc., BBC

1984117 min7.6 / 10

A harrowing, unflinching documentary-style depiction of nuclear annihilation and societal collapse that confronts the viewer with the concrete human cost of atomic war.

Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.

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  • Does Threads end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 100% of films.

  • Is Threads sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Is Threads easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Is Threads scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Threads one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 86% of films.

  • Is Threads violent? Yes. More violent than 85% 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.

91/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity88

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise94

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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