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The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown

1980
103 min
War Action Science Fiction

Plot Summary

During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

6.6
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Ratings & Reviews

6.6
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Technical Details

103 min
Runtime
1980-01-31
Release Date
Movie
Content Type
1980
Year
Genres
War Action Science Fiction

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User Reviews

JPV852

JPV852

8.0/10
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Pretty fun Twilight Zone-esque movie that was entertaining throughout. Always like the ideas of alternate history and while this doesn't quite change history in the end (and shouldn't given it was Pearl Harbor, not to mention when this movie was released, survivors were only in their early/mid 60s), still was a good time. On the downside, the actual travel through the portal was cheesy and cheap even for 1979/80. **3.75/5** As a side, interesting that only 7 years later, the sons of Kirk Doug...

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