On the Beach
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On the Beach

6.2 / 10 2000 3h 17mPG English
DramaScience FictionTV Movie

Storyline

The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. One American sub located in the Pacific has survived and is met with disdain by the Australians. The calculations of Australia's most renowned scientist says the country is doomed. However, one of his rivals says that he is wrong. He believes that a 1000 people can be relocated to the northern hemisphere, where his assumptions indicate the radiation levels may be lower. The American Captain is asked to take a mission to the north to determine which scientist is right.

Cast & Crew

Armand Assante

Armand Assante

Cmdr. Dwight Towers

Lead
Rachel Ward

Rachel Ward

Moira Davidson

Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown

Dr. Julian Osborne

Jacqueline McKenzie

Jacqueline McKenzie

Mary Davidson Holmes

Grant Bowler

Grant Bowler

Lt. Peter Holmes

TW

Tieghan Webber

Jenny Holmes

Steve Bastoni

Steve Bastoni

First Officer Neil Hirsch

AW

Allison Webber

Jenny Holmes

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Russell Mulcahy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. On the Beach is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker