Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

We have invaded Silo 3. We are prepared to launch nine nuclear missiles. We demand ten million dollars, Air Force One... and you, Mr President.

Directed by Robert Aldrich

Produced by Bavaria Film, Geria Productions

1977146 min6.5 / 10

A high-stakes Cold War thriller built on nuclear brinkmanship and political conspiracy, where a renegade general's hostage-taking forces a president to confront buried secrets.

A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3 unless the President reveals details of a secret meeting held just after the start of the Vietnam War between Dell and the then President's most trusted advisors.

Questions people ask

  • Is Twilight's Last Gleaming easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Twilight's Last Gleaming scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Does Twilight's Last Gleaming end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Twilight's Last Gleaming violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Twilight's Last Gleaming sad? 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.

52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity58

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise53

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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