In Sheffield, ordinary people from the working class live their lives, while the television news reports the escalation of the tension between the United States of America and the Soviet Union after the invasion of Iran by the Soviets. People in general do not pay much attention until the day they realize that a nuclear attack may happen and affect mankind.
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- stuhannaford16 juli 2025Plays more like a public service announcement nowadays, but I can imagine the genuine fear and sheer terror watching this would likely have caused viewers during the Cold War. As the film progresses, it descends into a collection of individual scenes, more than an overarching story as a whole. There are two aspects to consider, the effect of nuclear war, physically, and the effects socially. From a physical point of view, and with a terrifying accuracy on real life events, I’d recommend Chernobyl, the HBO series, documenting the disaster at the infamous plant, over Threads. It simply doesn’t hold back. A movie from a fictional standpoint, you’ll do worse than 28 Days Later and the apocalypse that shows. Sadly, and rather prophetically, the film’s lasting message is that of government overreach, the rise of authoritarian regimes in the name of the good of the people and the disintegration of society as we know it. Every man and woman for themselves. To see this for your own eyes, recent events from the turn of the 2020’s paint a similar picture in reality, one might argue.
- Garrett Wilkins−2 dI don't often venture outside my usual focus on modern independent and arthouse cinema, but Threads had developed a reputation that made it difficult to ignore. It's one of those older films people speak about less for its craftsmanship than for the psychological mark it leaves on those who watch it. Considering it was produced on what would amount to only about half a million dollars today, while its better-known American counterpart, The Day After, reportedly cost around $7 million, I was curious to see whether its reputation had been exaggerated. It wasn't. Rather than sensationalizing its premise, Mick Jackson leans fully into the film's docudrama approach, creating an experience that feels less like watching a movie than witnessing a plausible chain of events unfold. The film never depends on spectacle to unsettle its audience, proving that atmosphere and conviction can accomplish far more than a large budget ever could. What impressed me most was how completely the film commits to its premise. Rather than searching for easy moments of hope or conventional dramatic release, it remains focused on portraying the consequences of catastrophe with an honesty that's difficult to shake. My threshold for films that are supposed to leave a lasting psychological impact is admittedly quite high, so I wasn't expecting Threads to affect me as much as it did. The film's closing image ultimately became the strongest expression of everything that came before it. Threads may fall well outside the kind of cinema I usually seek out, but it's exactly the sort of film that reminds me why some older classics continue to earn their reputation decades later.
- MrMitchie16 mars 2025Wow, so this film was recommended to me to watch because the reviewer basically said in a nutshell "This will be one of the most disturbing movies you will ever watch". I have finally watched this film and my high expectations coming into it were not disappointed. This film is brutal, direct & gritty it is a look at what could be if a nuclear war was to happen.
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Threads was released on 23 september 1984.
Threads was directed by Mick Jackson.
Threads has a runtime of 1h 57m.
Threads was produced by Mick Jackson.
In Sheffield, ordinary people from the working class live their lives, while the television news reports the escalation of the tension between the United States of America and the Soviet Union after the invasion of Iran by the Soviets. People in general do not pay much attention until the day they realize that a nuclear attack may happen and affect mankind.
The key characters in Threads are Ruth Beckett (Karen Meagher), Jimmy Kemp (Reece Dinsdale), Mr. Kemp (David Brierly).
Threads is rated NC-17.
Threads is a Drama, Krig, Science Fiction film.
Threads has an audience rating of 9.2 out of 10.
Threads had a budget of 420 tn US$.