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On the Beach

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On the Beach (2000)

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Reviews Counted:5

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Average Rating:5.7/10

Runtime: 3 hrs

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: The year is 2006; America has released a nuclear bomb on Taiwan leaving only Australia in its wake. A small crew aboard a U.S. Navy submarine led by Commander Dwight Towers (Assante) manages to... The year is 2006; America has released a nuclear bomb on Taiwan leaving only Australia in its wake. A small crew aboard a U.S. Navy submarine led by Commander Dwight Towers (Assante) manages to survive the devastating blast, but it isn't long before they're forced to place the vessel under the Australian government's command. They're assigned a life threatening task; to enter radioactive waters and find an insane scientist (Brown) who's been in solitude while waiting for what he believes to be the final "end." Before the mission begins, the commander meets the scientist's beautiful ex-fiancée (Ward), to whom he immediately takes a liking. A romantic liaison ensues, but the mission at hand threatens their love, and the lives of the entire crew. A remake of the 1959 classic based on the novel by Nevil Shute. [More]

Starring: Armand Assante, Rachel Ward, Bryan Brown, Grant Bowler

Starring: Armand Assante, Rachel Ward, Bryan Brown, Grant Bowler, Jacqueline McKenzie

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Director: Russell Mulcahy

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