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1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

PG | 95 min | Comedy, War

An unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.

Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn

Votes: 518,177 | Gross: $0.28M

2. Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)

R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two lone riders hold up a bank's armoured car to save their friend's bar from imminent foreclosure. Soon, the mission goes awry when they discover the vehicle's unexpected cargo.

Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Don Johnson, Chelsea Field, Daniel Baldwin

Votes: 22,445 | Gross: $7.43M

3. By Dawn's Early Light (1990 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A non-NATO nuclear missile is fired from Turkey at USSR, where it detonates. Soviet response is automatic as it's seen as a NATO missile. Can continued escalation be avoided? We follow the US president and a bomber crew.

Director: Jack Sholder | Stars: Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones, Martin Landau

Votes: 4,091

4. B-52 (2001)

122 min | Documentary

A parable about present American culture explain The bomb airplane B-52 that symbolizes the dominance of the United States about the world.

Director: Hartmut Bitomsky | Stars: Hartmut Bitomsky, Maureen Selwood, Jon Wagner

Votes: 65

5. Modern Marvels (1993– )
Episode: Strategic Air Command (2003)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History

A look at the United States Strategic Air Command since it was formed after World War II through the present. Includes a look inside the Cheyenne Missile Complex and the close calls that almost led to a nuclear war.

Stars: Russell Dougherty, John F. Kennedy, George C. Kenney, Curtis LeMay

Votes: 22

6. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)
Episode: Mercury: Ordinary Supermen (2008)

TV-G | 44 min | Documentary, History

When We Left Earth examines the history of American spaceflight starting with the X-15 rocket plane and the Mercury program.

Directors: Mary Crisp, Nick Green | Stars: Gary Sinise, Neil Armstrong, Gene Kranz, John Glenn

Votes: 82

7. Sandboxx (2018– )
Episode: SLAM: The craziest missile of all time (2022)

16 min | Documentary

The Supersonoic Low Altitute Missile, SLAM. was a unfinished doomsday weapon developed under project Pluto. It was conceived as an ultra long range, ramjet, hypersonic, nuclear powered, ... See full summary »

Star: Alex Hollings

8. RealLifeLore (2016– )
Episode: What's Hidden Under the Ice of Greenland? (2022)

24 min | Documentary, History

Greenland is a massive island nearly the size of Erope so you have to expect some dramatic geographic features and mineral resources not to mention a sea's worth for melting ice.

9. Zach Star (2016– )
Episode: Bayes Theorem and some of the mysteries it has solved (2019)

15 min | Documentary

Several cases where Baysian probabilities were instrumental in locating lost ships and planes in the ocean.

Star: Zach Star