The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome

1979 · 122 min · EN · PG · 7.1 (406 votes)
Dir. James Bridges · Starring Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas, Jack Lemmon, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Peter Donat

Sometimes it’s too late to tell the truth.

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While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.

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A chillingly plausible conspiracy thriller that ratchets up the tension with every revelation. It feels like a ticking time bomb, exposing the dark underbelly of corporate greed and the terrifying fragility of our modern world.

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