Countdown to Zero

Running 1h 31m and made in the United States, Countdown to Zero (2010) is a Documentary film in the 123movies catalog. The cast includes Gary Oldman and Graham Allison; Lucy Walker directs. 36 votes put it at 6.3/10. Although the Cold War is behind us, the threat of nuclear disaster remains very real. Director Lucy Walker discusses the invention of the atomic bomb and brings the story into the present day, examining the possibility of nuclear calamity under the categories of "Madness," "Accident" and "Miscalculation." With narration by Gary Oldman, the film includes a hypothetical sequence of a nuclear explosion in New York City's Times Square, timed to coincide with the New Year's Eve countdown.