Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices causing a change to the nutation (axis of rotation) of the Earth.

Tara Plum

Zachary Walley

Biggum Toesie

Denise

Segeln

Crag Venus

Colleen Cervantes

Alfred Malveo

Andy

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An impressive list compiled by my sister(@vai) of some of the best/influential sci-fi movies of the decades. The list is still in progress as she typically tries watching another movie every weekend with a group of her friends on Discord. As this is the first pass through, some worthy movies will be missed and sequels are skipped for now, but it is still a good primer for sci-fi movie history!

The group is currently in 1987, so now I just need to catch up...

Sci-Fi Movies Through the Decades

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The Day the Earth Caught Fire

When the U.S. and Russia unwittingly test atomic bombs at the same time, it alters the nutation (axis of rotation) of the Earth.

Simultaneous atomic bomb tests by superpowers disrupt Earth's rotation, threatening global catastrophe.

Edward Judd

Janet Munro

Leo McKern

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