Threads
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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Threads
1984
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Comet Impact
Duration: 1 h 30 m | 2008
A comet hits Ireland, and a bigger one is on its way towards the U.S. where 900 million people have to be evacuated.
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