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Fail Safe

2000 · 86 min · Director: Stephen Frears, Martin Pasetta ★ IMDb 7.4 · 6,883 ratings

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Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.

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Fail Safe (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 40%, Tension 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Fear20%
  2. Guilt10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Fear. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Cast

Noah Wyle

Buck

Brian Dennehy

Gen. Bogan

Sam Elliott

Congressman Raskob

James Cromwell

Gordon Knapp

John Diehl

Col. Cascio

Hank Azaria

Prof. Groeteschele

Norman Lloyd

Defense Secretary Swenson

Bill Smitrovich

Gen. Stark

Don Cheadle

Lt. Jimmy Pierce

George Clooney

Col. Jack Grady

Harvey Keitel

Brig. Gen. Warren Black

DB
Doris Belack

Mrs. Johnson

WR
Will Rothhaar

Tommy Grady

Details

Directed by
Stephen Frears, Martin Pasetta
Written by
Eugene Burdick, Harvey Wheeler, Walter Bernstein
Type
Movies
Released
2000
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 6,883 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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