The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown

1980 · 103 min · EN · PG · 6.6 (711 votes)
Dir. Don Taylor · Starring Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino, Ron O'Neal, Charles Durning · Music John Scott

“Trapped outside the boundaries of time and space... 102 aircraft... 6,000 men... all missing.”

WarActionScience Fiction

During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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This film delivers a gripping, high-stakes temporal paradox, blending naval action with a profound 'what if' scenario. It's a tense, thought-provoking journey that keeps you on edge, contemplating the weight of history and the moral complexities of altering the past, all wrapped in a classic 80s sci-fi package.

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