Movies and TvShows featuring "atomic-test" theme.

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is a sci-fi horror film released in 1953. It tells the story of a prehistoric dinosaur, called Rhedosaurus, that is awakened from its frozen slumber by an atomic bomb test in the Arctic Circle. The creature then makes its way to New York City, terrorizing the population and causing destruction along the way. It is up to a paleontologist and a sharpshooter to stop the creature before it destroys the city.

The Beast of Yucca Flats is a B-movie horror/sci-fi film set in Nevada where a vacationing family encounters a mutant monster created by nuclear testing. As the creature goes on a killing spree, a highway patrolman tries to stop it before it kills again. With its low-budget production and campy style, this psychotronic film is a must-watch for fans of classic B-movies.

J. Robert Oppenheimer was a national hero, the brilliant scientist who during WWII led the scientific team that created the atomic bomb. But after the bomb brought the war to an end, in spite of his renown and his enormous achievement, America turned on him - humiliated and cast him aside. The question the film asks is, "Why?"

A document of Australia's nuclear industrial history, from uranium mining and its toxic legacy to the nuclear weapons tests conducted at Maralinga in South Australia.

Aboriginal people on the Goldfields of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia (Australia) recount their history, speaking amidst living conditions of grinding poverty next to the gold and nickel mines and uranium development.