It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!
Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.
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Standard length · 1h 52m
At 1h 52m it sits between 90 minutes and two hours.
Thriller · Drama · War
TMDB files it under thriller, drama, and war.
1 subscription · 3 free · 5 to rent · 5 to buy
Included with 1 subscription service: Howdy Amazon Channel. Free or ad-supported on Fawesome, YouTube Free, and Tubi TV. Listed to rent from 5 stores. Listed to buy from 5 stores.
7.8 / 10 on TMDB
TMDB users rate it 7.8 out of 10 across 505 votes, a strong audience score. That is a moderate sample of voters.
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