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Steve Guttenberg and Jason Robards star in this Emmy Award winning made-for-TV movie about the aftermath of a total global thermonuclear war. Taking place in Lawrence, Kansas, THE DAY AFTER is a bleak look at the effects such a war would have on humanity by using the inhabitants of this small town as a microcosm of the world. .. Read more

Starring	Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Cullum
Director	Nicholas Meyer
Genres	Drama

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  A Slap In The Face Wake Up Call.
  
  A Slap In The Face Wake Up Call. to governments of the world to find an alternative method to the non winner & non sensical hype of a nuclear war in which ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Rynoski
  - 4 reviews
  - S. London
  - 17 Apr 2008 at 22:11
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  The Day After
  
  Very dated now but still scary as ever as it could very well happen one day.
  
  Maybe could do with a decent remake for some people.
  
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  - Stoke-on-Trent
  - 16 Feb 2009 at 12:38
- - 0
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  Still as haunting as the 1st viewing
  
  Saw this back in the 80's when in most of the worlds eyes we were getting worried what might happen & it still hits home today.
  
  Sure it was ... read more »
  
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  - Crewe
  - 27 Nov 2008 at 20:14
- - 3
  - 0
  Worth the Effort
  
  Film of the week holocaust really. Worth watchin for the American take on Threads,previously reviewed. The special effects are quite quaint now but worth the ... read more »
  
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  - Leicester
  - 03 Nov 2008 at 12:58
- - 0
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  how old is this film?
  
  a good film, that shows its age right from the start, i personally like this kind of end-of-the-world film. is is good but not upto the standards of THREADS. ... read more »
  
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  - Swansea
  - 03 Nov 2008 at 11:14
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  - 0
  the Hollywood version
  
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  Of the big three nucleur flims of that year, The Day After is probably the worst. It's very Hollywood and is full of bizarre impossibilites - such as the ... read more »
  
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- - turkfox
  - 5 reviews
  - Mansfield
  - 23 Apr 2008 at 13:59
- - 6
  - 0
  A Slap In The Face Wake Up Call.
  
  A Slap In The Face Wake Up Call. to governments of the world to find an alternative method to the non winner & non sensical hype of a nuclear war in which ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 554955
- - Rynoski
  - 4 reviews
  - S. London
  - 17 Apr 2008 at 22:11
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  - 1
  very edgey
  
  good film thats wot can happen if we went to war a very horrible fact of life rent it and see a must film to watch
  
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  - bognor england
  - 29 Sep 2006 at 00:09
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  Crud
  
  I remember this TV movie being a big talking-point in the days before being shown on British TV in the early 1980s - and tellingly, I don't think it's ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 26 May 2006 at 22:19
- - 0
  - 0
  Rent British!
  
  If you're looking for a realistic account of the aftermath of a nuclear attack, then you'd be advised to rent out the UK-based 'Threads' or '... read more »
  
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  - Manchester, England
  - 10 Oct 2005 at 09:52
- - 3
  - 0
  Not a stitch on THREADS
  
  Watch this by all means, but for those who reviewed & suggested it was scary - try Threads for realism. The Day After lacks the grittiness of Threads &... read more »
  
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  - Bletchley
  - 28 Jul 2005 at 17:55
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- - 6
  - 0
  A Slap In The Face Wake Up Call.
  
  A Slap In The Face Wake Up Call. to governments of the world to find an alternative method to the non winner & non sensical hype of a nuclear war in which ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 554955
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Rynoski
  - 4 reviews
  - S. London
  - 17 Apr 2008 at 22:11
- - 3
  - 0
  Not a stitch on THREADS
  
  Watch this by all means, but for those who reviewed & suggested it was scary - try Threads for realism. The Day After lacks the grittiness of Threads &... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 128688
- - a customer
  - Bletchley
  - 28 Jul 2005 at 17:55
- - 3
  - 0
  Worth the Effort
  
  Film of the week holocaust really. Worth watchin for the American take on Threads,previously reviewed. The special effects are quite quaint now but worth the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 653574
- - a customer
  - Leicester
  - 03 Nov 2008 at 12:58
- - 2
  - 0
  Classic Film
  
  Recommended to me by a friend who said it gave her nightmares as a child!! I watched it - and it really takes you back to the Nucleur fear age.
  
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- 135661
- - fivecats
  - 12 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Feb 2005 at 13:49
- - 1
  - 0
  Crud
  
  I remember this TV movie being a big talking-point in the days before being shown on British TV in the early 1980s - and tellingly, I don't think it's ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 248807
- - a customer
  - England
  - 26 May 2006 at 22:19
- - 0
  - 0
  Rent British!
  
  If you're looking for a realistic account of the aftermath of a nuclear attack, then you'd be advised to rent out the UK-based 'Threads' or '... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 158955
- - a customer
  - Manchester, England
  - 10 Oct 2005 at 09:52
- - 1
  - 1
  Seems outdated but compulsory viewing
  
  I watched this initially on the sci-fi channel which seems to regularly show it mid-afternoon Sundays and was instantly hooked.
  
  Fair enough the ... read more »
  
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- - devalentin
  - Antrim
  - 24 May 2004 at 23:45
- - 0
  - 0
  the Hollywood version
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Of the big three nucleur flims of that year, The Day After is probably the worst. It's very Hollywood and is full of bizarre impossibilites - such as the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 557566
- - turkfox
  - 5 reviews
  - Mansfield
  - 23 Apr 2008 at 13:59
- - 0
  - 0
  how old is this film?
  
  a good film, that shows its age right from the start, i personally like this kind of end-of-the-world film. is is good but not upto the standards of THREADS. ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 653497
- - a customer
  - Swansea
  - 03 Nov 2008 at 11:14
- - 0
  - 0
  Still as haunting as the 1st viewing
  
  Saw this back in the 80's when in most of the worlds eyes we were getting worried what might happen & it still hits home today.
  
  Sure it was ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 665477
- - a customer
  - Crewe
  - 27 Nov 2008 at 20:14

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  Steve Guttenberg and Jason Robards star in this Emmy Award winning made-for-TV movie about the aftermath of a total global thermonuclear war. Taking place in Lawrence, Kansas, THE DAY AFTER is a bleak look at the effects such a war would have on humanity by using the inhabitants of this small town ...