The Day After

Directed by Nicholas Meyer
Not Rated
November 20, 1983    2h 7mScience Fiction, Drama,
7.086%69%6.8
The frightening story of the weeks leading up to and following a nuclear strike on the United States. The bulk of the activity centers around the town of Lawrence, Kansas.

Where to Watch The Day After

  • Jason RobardsDr. Russell Oakes
  • JoBeth WilliamsNurse Nancy Bauer
  • Steve GuttenbergStephen Klein
  • John CullumJim Dahlberg
  • John LithgowJoe Huxley
  • Bibi BeschEve Dahlberg
  • Lori LethinDenise Dahlberg
  • Amy MadiganAlison Ransom
  • Jeff EastBruce Gallatin
  • Georgann JohnsonHelen Oakes
  • William Allen YoungAirman Billy McCoy
  • Calvin JungDr. Sam Hachya
  • Lin McCarthyDr. Austin
  • Dennis LipscombReverend Walker
  • Clayton DayDennis Hendry
  • Doug ScottDanny Dahlberg
  • Ellen AnthonyJoleen Dahlberg
  • Kyle AletterMarilyn Oakes
  • Alston AhernCynthia
  • William AllynProfessor

The Day After Ratings & Reviews

  • Todd at ADHD.rocksMarch 6, 2025
    watching this in 2025 as a 53yo adult doesn't have the same effect if I had seen it in 1982 at 11.
  • jaxtraxNovember 21, 2025
    A classic depiction of the mindset of the American public during the height of the cold war.

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