While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

I remember hearing about the cold war when I was young. Hell, I lived through the last part of it. But, I was never told about this. Too bad. This would've educated ANYONE on how dumb countries are for having nukes.For a nearly 3½ decades-old TV movie, I'm thoroughly amazed on how realistically this was shot, told and presented. I'm sure they had budget concerns for being on the tele, but for 95% of the film, you wouldn't see any real issues. And, I personally only had one major issue with the whole idea of this mockumentary's take on nuclear war and its fallout.Let's just not get ahead of ourselves and start from the beginning. And a beginning I almost turned off several times, admittedly. I'm glad I didn't.The film's first half was everyday life in a British town with the threat of war from the big baddies of the time: US v USSR via Iran. (Huh, sounds familiar, 34 years later...) People did take notice - some riots happened, rallies definitely and some panic at the grocery stores, but for the most part, realistically, life went on for these Brits. As stated, BAM! about half-way through, THEE bomb goes off nearby. Several, in fact. Prior, we followed a few families and families-to-be and we were also introduced to "the men and woman who could, ah-hem, haphazardly, put society back together after this kind of event." After the nuclear strikes, we see some of their struggles, but also a somewhat guide of survival. Bad news: it WON'T be easy or pretty.Again, this movie holds up today and for this first time viewer who didn't even know this movie existed more than a couple of hours ago, I was wildly blown away (sorry) with how well everything came out onscreen: from the makeup, to the destruction, to the narration of what was happening overall.My only gripe, I previously mentioned, was that this seemed to give the impression that every square inch of the Earth was nuked and no help would ever come. I find that hard to believe. There's always someone willing to help and serve mankind whether it be from the heart or from someone seeking power and riches. One way or another, someone's coming in to help. Unless, again, the entire surface of the world was destroyed...and I just don't buy that.But, say you do buy that, well then, this movie is a great lesson on the monsters who would even consider using nukes to solve any kind of conflict. This ABSOLUTELY should be shown to those in power and even though I'm ignorant to the process, I would love to see at least 40-50 checks go through before this option is even considered. Personally, if I had my way, all nukes would be flown up into space, into a huge net and tossed into the sun like in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. But, like that movie, most would think that's a terrible idea.This is a powerful movie and despite the slow start, or first half, it's absolutely worth seeing. It's just too stinking bad this annihilation of Planet Earth is still an option for some countries. Including my own.***Final thoughts: I understand this is TV movie, but how has this NOT been more widely known? Like I said above, before tonight, I never heard of this. I remember glowing (again, sorry) after seeing Hidden Figures and stating: that movie needs to be seen by all, ESPECIALLY young girls and women. This "Threads" film also needs to be seen by all, ESPECIALLY for those who actually, and horrifyingly, love the bomb. And never stop worrying.

I rate this movie with 6 stars while keeping in mind it has been made in 1984 and so I shouldn't expect high definition and advanced technology. For it's time it's a movie worth watching. It looked like the kind of movie you could expect at that time, more a documentary on how to react after a nuclear attack and fallout. Or a propaganda movie on how evil the Russians are. But then I would expect this movie been made by the Americans as it was normal in those days to teach the kids who the big enemy was. But it's in Sheffield, and I couldn't get the feeling of watching a fictional movie but more a kit on how to survive a nuclear blast and what will the consequences be you will face. I totally can see this movie been shown at school, as a mandatory watch. It's not mindblowing acting, it's just raw, and it makes you think about nuclear power and evil humanity. Not bad to watch once for a movie from that era.

With our idiot politicians popping their buttons when it comes to a nuclear confrontation, here in 2017, everyone should be required to see this film. It takes place in England and focuses on a small space and involves the aftermath of a nuclear confrontation. It is a companion piece to America's movie "The Day After." As powerful as that film is, this one eclipses it in its horrifying portrayal of the lives of people, trying to deal with all the fallout (both literally and figuratively) of such an event. Here we see what would actually happen to people and communities. There is nothing the least bit optimistic. The kind of devastation is beyond belief. I mentioned fallout. As bad as the original wave of fire is, at least most of those people were incinerated. It's those left alive that are the focus. Pregnant women, little children, young people who had a future, local politicians trying to aid people when they are totally unprepared. We need to recognize that the ones that would have to help us could be themselves destroyed or decimated. This is one of the most troubling films ever produced and can barely be watched. Much scarier than any commercial effort because of its documentary style and ultimate messaged. There is no letup in it and no real reward, other than this is an unacceptable thing to have happen.

When I was a kid in the 1970s, I was terrified of the prospect of nuclear war. The long Cold War years stretched on, and as a young teen, circa 1978, I decided I had to get on with living - or go nuts. This I did and so was largely unmoved by Threads. Which sounds dreadful, but that's the way it was. Ever since Ronald Reagan had been elected as American President in 1980, the left wing press and the dear old leftie BBC (which has never obeyed the impartiality clause of its charter) had been bigging up the terror even more. And Threads was another example of that. Fortunately, Gorbachev arrived in 1985, and the Cold War ice melted rapidly. The second half of the 1980s was nothing like the fearful 70s or early 80s. Of course, being a leftie myself, I had my doubts when Thatcher declared Gorbachev was a man we could do business with, but capitalism was certainly better than incineration. Threads is a dreadful drama that all lefties profess to remember and to say summed up the fears of the entire decade. Nonsense. Remember Gorbachev. Read the newspapers of 1985-1989. Remember reality. The Cold War was over well before the Soviet Union crumbled. In fact, Gorbachev himself stated that it formally ended in late 1989. And the four years leading up to that were certainly nothing like what had gone before.