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On the Beach

2000 · 197 min

A slow, mournful watch that weighs on you with quiet dread and fragile hope as characters await an inevitable end.

Directed by
Russell Mulcahy
Genres
Drama, Science fiction, Tv movie
Overview
The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. One American sub located in the Pacific has survived and is met with disdain by the Australians. The calculations of Australia's most renowned scientist says the country is doomed. However, one of his rivals says that he is wrong. He believes that 1000 people can be relocated to the northern hemisphere, where his assumptions indicate the radiation levels may be lower. The American Captain is asked to take a mission to the north to determine which scientist is right.

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Directed by
Russell Mulcahy
Genres
Drama, Science fiction, Tv movie
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • survival
  • fate
  • isolation
  • faith
Places
  • sea
  • small town
  • military
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama, science fiction, tv movie
Directed by
Russell Mulcahy
Written by
Bill Kerby, David Williamson, John Paxton
Starring
Armand Assante, Rachel Ward, Bryan Brown, Jacqueline McKenzie, Grant Bowler, Tieghan Webber, Steve Bastoni, Allison Webber
Cinematography
Martin McGrath
Runtime
197 min
Country
Australia, United States of America
Languages
English

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