Threads (1984)

Cast

Ed Bishop
as US President

Get more information about Threads (1984) on IMDb

Genres & Description

Action Drama Sci-Fi War

8.1 / 10

Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long running effects of nuclear war on civilization.

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Ryan The Pony

I think Threads is so terrifying that it makes The Day After seem innocent enough - @Saturday, November 17, 2018 12:09 PM

Wintermute

Easily my favorite film of all - @Tuesday, November 6, 2018 4:36 AM

scottjulie27

Its about time they released this on BLU Ray. I hope they will also release this on DVD. I also hope that this edition will give you the option to choose the original audio in case they decided to alter the sound. It would take away from its original grit if they did alter it. - @Sunday, April 29, 2018 3:59 PM

earthsteward70

This lifestyle is looking pretty sexy compared to what california wants to impose, the survivors in this flick eat better than me! - @Monday, April 16, 2018 7:40 PM

Arta Rosse

I could watch it when i was only 10 years old girl... this was a life time truame. I still suffer by nightmares which infilicted by this movie. I think everyone should watch it... but dont for childs - @Saturday, March 31, 2018 12:15 AM

Sarcastically Deranged

Will the DVD work on US players? I really want to see the movie. - @Friday, March 16, 2018 1:27 AM

ewaf88

I think I'd want to die immediately rather than be wandering the country in a daze with severe radiation poisoning. - @Friday, March 9, 2018 5:25 PM

Octavio89

video quality is so bad - @Saturday, March 3, 2018 12:33 AM

trublu71

I'm glad this is finally being released! Everyone needs to see this movie! I saw this movie in 1985 and again three years ago and it still freaks me out! - @Saturday, February 24, 2018 11:59 PM

MrDaveyboy125

Karen Meagher's looking well... better than the radioactive hag her character became years after the attack. - @Saturday, February 24, 2018 10:03 PM

Porfle Popnecker

Here's my review of the movie: http://hkfilmnews.blogspot.com/2018/02/threads-blu-ray-review-by-porfle.html - @Thursday, February 22, 2018 6:29 PM

Michael Dust

Yeah baby - @Wednesday, February 21, 2018 10:47 PM

QueensLadyDay

The film writer, Stephen Thrower (shown above) is Totally Wrong! It's the Deep State "Mass Media Hysteria" against Pres. Trump that is triggering the beginning of WW3!! AWOKE! - @Wednesday, February 21, 2018 8:35 PM

The G-Man

The image quality looks just as poor as the DVD release.. No point in buying the Blu Ray version, it seems.. - @Wednesday, February 21, 2018 7:31 PM

Anonymous Caveman

About time I had it on dvd and the quality is pretty poor since its not in true HD. Such a terrifying yet amazing documentary film that still leaves me terrified. It's also true that because the way the world is going at this moment... I think this needs to be shown again. - @Monday, February 19, 2018 5:32 PM

ge st

I've noticed how, over the decades, the leftists always have it out for Republicans/conservatives; even the ones in Europe. It's interesting because if they had had their way, the West would have just rolled over. Also, what many people in the West don't realize, even to this day, is that the anti-nuclear movements in the West were funded and promoted by the KGB. - @Saturday, February 10, 2018 8:21 AM

jpnarino

This movie marked me forever. They showed to me as a 9 years old boy and never has left me. It made me a nuclear war afficionado and haunts me every single day. I just preordered it, can't wait to hear the director's commentary, the interviews and all the extras. - @Tuesday, January 30, 2018 10:54 PM

sheens43

Never even heard of this movie, but pre-ordered it based solely on the reviews of it. - @Saturday, January 27, 2018 10:57 PM

Jayson Byse

I watched it at school then 20 years later. I thought would be run of the mill but it's an amazing piece of work. Brutally realistic and yeah The Day After is like Teletubbies in comparison. - @Wednesday, January 24, 2018 1:55 AM

María Isabel Cartagena Faytong

Never heard of it before, but I want to watch it! Greetings from Ecuador - @Tuesday, January 23, 2018 8:39 PM

leif wilson

2:10 - @Monday, January 22, 2018 11:21 PM

KillerFrank

I'm glad this is finally getting a worthy release, with commentary from the director no less. That being said, though I wouldn't mind watching it with the commentary, this was one of those movies once you saw it, you never wanted to see it again! - @Saturday, January 20, 2018 4:39 AM

Alex Block

I pre-ordered my Blu-ray copy. Thanks for giving a release to this Severin film. cannot wait! - @Tuesday, January 16, 2018 7:55 PM

Michele EM

I’ve seen this movie and The Day After before and never want to see them again! - @Wednesday, January 10, 2018 11:36 PM

Asa Fisher

man we need this shit in the UK - @Monday, January 8, 2018 1:04 AM

joshuataylorbrowntown

Ted Turner paid for "Threads" to be shown on TBS in 1985 and gave a brief speech before the program explaining how important it was to him that it be shown, despite how graphic it was. Supposedly Reagan saw "The Day After" and that was enough to scare him shitless...imagine if he saw this! It remains the only depiction of nuclear war that details the nuclear winter and the breaking down of human society years after the attacks. The sheer depth of despair in this film is unparalleled. - @Tuesday, January 2, 2018 8:55 AM

Andy Leclerc

I must be outta my mind....do you KNOW how many nightmares I got watching this, so what do? I Pre order my copy on Amazon. It will complete my collection of the big WW3 movies of the 1980's. I actually thought a US release would happen, let alone Blu-Ray - @Wednesday, December 27, 2017 9:47 PM

Steve Lambe

After all this time it hasn't lost its impact. It's still powerful shocking and thought provoking - @Sunday, December 24, 2017 4:13 PM

Sophia Ring SP Saturn VII

Hi, will this be getting an official UK release? And if not, will it be region free? - @Wednesday, December 20, 2017 10:43 PM

Brad Carter

One of the most unsettling movies I’ve seen. - @Wednesday, December 20, 2017 4:23 AM

Tobey Starburst

Can't wait! - @Friday, December 15, 2017 5:58 AM

MIKE CRUZ

The most disturbing film ever made . So far this is going to be a banner year for video releases . Criterion Night of the Living Dead ,Silence of the lambs . Colussus the Forbin Project and The Plague Dogs (delayed ) so far have been announced . - @Saturday, December 9, 2017 8:36 AM

fulcilover

Send Putin and Kim jong un a copy. - @Friday, December 8, 2017 8:05 PM

Evan Tudno-Jones

Scarier than any horror film. - @Wednesday, December 6, 2017 7:44 PM

LordRezo

One of the most frightening films ever, with such a bleak, depressing ending. - @Wednesday, December 6, 2017 4:30 PM

Trevor Beckett

Ahhhhh, the melting milk bottles and urinating lady. Remember it well! - @Wednesday, December 6, 2017 4:26 PM

Ash Beech

A timely release!Hope it's out before the real thing!!! - @Wednesday, December 6, 2017 2:46 PM