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Fail Safe

Fail Safe (2000)

1h 26m 7.2/10 IMDb
DramaThrillerTV Movie

Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.

Director: Stephen Frears

Cast: Walter Cronkite, Richard Dreyfuss, Noah Wyle, Brian Dennehy, Sam Elliott

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

Genocide / ethnic cleansing War / combat

Violence & Physical Harm

Gore / graphic violence (referenced)Gun violence
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