Countdown to Looking Glass

Oct 14, 1984

1h 30m

★ 5.9

Overview

A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of the film details the events that lead up to the initial exchange of nuclear weapons from the perspective of an on-going news broadcast.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

HBO

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Cast

Michael Boyle

Scott Glenn

Bob Calhoun

Michael Murphy

Dorian Waldorf

Helen Shaver

Don Tobin

Patrick Watson

Self

Nancy Dickerson

Self

Eric Sevareid

Matsu Yamada

Matsu Anderson

Mrs. Langhorn

Barbara Barnes-Hopkins

Youth #1

Michael Beattie

Pentagon Spokesman

Richard Comar

Murray Cruchley

Anne Gailmore

Faye Dance

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0.0

Little Triangles

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0.0

Ultraviolet

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9.0

Koji Shiraishi's Never Send Me, Please Vol.1

May 3, 2024

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4.9

The Burkittsville 7

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A film archivist revisits the story of Rustin Parr, a hermit thought to have murdered seven children while under the possession of the Blair Witch.

6.3

Testament

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6.5

Hard Core Logo

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Bruce Macdonald follows punk bank Hard Core Logo on a harrowing last-gasp reunion tour throughout Western Canada. As magnetic lead-singer Joe Dick holds the whole magilla together through sheer force of will, all the tensions and pitfalls of life on the road come bubbling to the surface.

5.5

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A mockumentary following an ambitious TV network executive trying to produce a controversial reality show where contestants play Russian Roulette.

5.7

C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America

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6.9

Miracle Mile

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7.7

The Sacrifice

May 9, 1986

Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.

0.0

Makoto Kitano: Don't You Guys Go - Paranormal, UFO, Occult Grand March SP

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6.3

The World, the Flesh and the Devil

May 1, 1959

Ralph Burton is a miner who is trapped for several days as a result of a cave-in. When he finally manages to dig himself out, he realizes that all of mankind seems to have been destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. He travels to New York City only to find it deserted. Making a life for himself there, he is flabbergasted to eventually find Sarah Crandall, who also managed to survive. Together, they form a close friendship until the arrival of Benson Thacker who has managed to pilot his small boat into the city's harbor. At this point, tensions rise between the three, particularly between Thacker, who is white, and Burton, who is black.

4.5

Refuge of Fear

Jan 1, 1974

North America, in the near future. Two married couples and a son live in a strange apartment that is actually a fallout shelter. The world has been devastated by a nuclear war, and the group waits impatiently for the radioactivity to disappear, growing more and more antagonistic towards each other in the interim.

2.0

Phony

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A struggling filmmaker, unlucky in love, enlists the aid of a womanizing friend to create an exploitative documentary about online dating.

6.5

Bob Roberts

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4.3

Stadium Anthems

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5.0

Timetravel_0

Aug 23, 2009

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