The China Syndrome (1979)
85 %
Reviews Counted: 20 Fresh: 17 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 7.4/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins
Synopsis: A modern nightmare nearly becomes reality in this timely, tension-filled story about an "incident" at a nuclear power plant. Jane Fonda stars as Kimberly Wells, an ambitious TV reporter covering a story on energy sources who is present at a nuclear plant when a startling accident occurs that... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady, James Hampton
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04/23/08
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06/24/06
Crackling drama about TV reporter (Jane Fonda) investigating a coverup at a faulty nuclear reactor, and pressing upon conflicted technician played by the first-rate Jack Lemmon to go public with the story.
03/25/06
Even without its eerie parallel to real life, this superb film generates enough drama on its own.
11/19/04
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The China Syndrome is a piercing look at the dangers of nuclear energy and the unwillingness of corporate heads to put public safety above economic considerations.
01/27/04
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05/20/03
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China Syndrome plot undermines itself
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