Time Bomb Y2K

Time Bomb Y2K

The end of the world as we knew it.

Directed by Marley McDonald, Brian Becker

Produced by HBO Documentary Films, Spinning Nancy

202381 min5.4 / 10

A wryly observant archival documentary that captures the collective anxiety and absurdity of Y2K panic through the voices of those who lived it.

As the clock counted down to the the 21st century, the world faced a potential technological disaster: a bug that could cause computers to misinterpret the year 2000 as 1900. Crafted entirely from archival footage and featuring first-hand accounts from computer experts, survivalists, scholars, militia groups, conservative Christians, and pop icons, Time Bomb Y2K is a prescient and often humorous tale about the power and vulnerabilities of technology.

Questions people ask

  • Is Time Bomb Y2K violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Time Bomb Y2K sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Time Bomb Y2K scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Time Bomb Y2K easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Time Bomb Y2K end with hope? 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.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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