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On the Beach
Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers drawn to quiet apocalyptic drama, restrained romance, and morally serious contemplation of humanity facing inevitable extinction.
- Tone
- bleak, melancholic, bittersweet
- Payoff
- heartbreak, reflection
- Pacing
- meditative
- Intensity
- harrowing
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- nuclear annihilation, grief, denial, doomed romance, human dignity
- Setting
- near-future post-nuclear era, Australian coastal city and submarine