Best Nuclear War Movies & TV Series

3eyedraven's 25 top-rated nuclear war movies and TV series — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage 1980 ★ 8.7

Fallout 2024 ★ 8.1

La Jetée 1962 ★ 7.9

The Sacrifice 1986 ★ 7.7

The War Game 1966 ★ 7.7

Watchmen 2009 ★ 7.4

When the Wind Blows 1986 ★ 7.5

X-Men: First Class 2011 ★ 7.3

Watchmen: Chapter I 2024 ★ 7.4

Watchmen: Chapter II 2024 ★ 7.3

Watchmen: Motion Comic 2008 ★ 7.7

The Atomic Cafe 1982 ★ 7.3

Miracle Mile 1989 ★ 6.9

The Day After 1983 ★ 6.8

Fail Safe 2000 ★ 6.9

On the Beach 1959 ★ 6.7

Ladybug Ladybug 1963 ★ 6.9

The Creation of the Humanoids 1962 ★ 6.5

The World, the Flesh and the Devil 1959 ★ 6.4

Testament 1983 ★ 6.4

Panic in Year Zero! 1962 ★ 6.3

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu 1980 ★ 4.9

Z for Zachariah 2015 ★ 5.7

Day the World Ended 1955 ★ 5.0