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BY DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT

"Four people... Three minutes... Two choices... One chance for survival."

19901h 41m6.5 TMDb

Directed by Jack Sholder

Spoiler-Free

A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust.

Cast

Powers Boothe

Cassidy

Rebecca De Mornay

Moreau

James Earl Jones

Alice

Martin Landau

President

Darren McGavin

Condor

Rip Torn

Colonel Fargo

Jeffrey DeMunn

Harpoon

Peter MacNicol

Sedgwick

Movie Vibe

Suspense7.2

Emotion6.7

Complexity6.4

Humor5

Realism6.6

Action6.7

Darkness5.6

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

✓fans of character-driven stories
✓viewers who enjoy suspense and tension
✓viewers who love kinetic, high-energy films

May not appeal to

–fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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