Story Line
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.
“The closest you'll ever want to come to nuclear war.”
Top Cast
Karen Meagher
Ruth Beckett
Reece Dinsdale
Jimmy Kemp
David Brierly
Mr. Kemp
Rita May
Mrs. Kemp
Nicholas Lane
Michael Kemp
Jane Hazlegrove
Alison Kemp
Watch Now
Rating
7.6/ 10
Release Date
1984-09-23
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
WarDramaScience Fiction
Similar Movies
User Reviews (3)
znapper
10/10
•2/20/2017This film was, for many, a turning-point regarding nuclear weapons, the cold war and nuclear-politics.
Set in a 1984 UK industrial-suburbia, as the cold war gets hot, we follow regular people in their daily lives and how they prepare for the comin...
Rodney Wollam
9/10
•3/17/2018Once again, I struggled to understand the British English. At least this time, I didn't really need to. Not a word needed to be spoken to convey the very real horror we might all be subjected to. Now, closer to that armageddon than ever before in our...
TkA
9/10
•7/30/2026**Hauntingly Grim.**
Threads is a hauntingly grim, yet important film that portrays the devastating effects of a nuclear war. Set in the UK during the 1980s, it follows the lead up to a worldwide nuclear crisis and the aftermath of the bombs wipin...