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American Meltdown

2004 · 120 min

A taut, ticking-clock hostage thriller that keeps you on edge with its reactor-countdown dread and earnest heroics.

Genres
Drama, Thriller, Tv movie
Tagline
Terrorists didn't have to build a nuclear weapon... we built it for them.
Overview
The telefilm centers on a present-day nuclear plant disaster and its aftermath.
How it feels
Tense, dark and earnest. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Survival, violence, power, fate
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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Drama, Thriller, Tv movie
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • power
  • fate
  • family
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, tv movie
Directed by
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Starring
Bruce Greenwood, Leslie Hope, Adrian Holmes, Arnold Vosloo, James Remar, Susan Merson, Bill Mondy, Will Lyman
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America, Germany
Languages
English, Arabic

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