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The poster features three characters with intense expressions against a fiery, ominous backdrop. The warm yellow and orange hues evoke a sense of danger and urgency, while the dark tones suggest a thriller or horror genre.

The China Syndrome

1979 · Movie · 122 min· Updated Jul 2026
⭐7.1
🍅88%
81
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🌐English
Rated:PG

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While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.

When a routine inspection at a nuclear plant turns into a near-catastrophe, a relentless reporter must outrun a corporate cover-up to warn the public. This tense thriller captures the exact moment when corporate greed collides with a looming environmental disaster.

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Director

James Bridges

Cast

Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas, Jack Lemmon, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Peter Donat, Wilford Brimley, Richard Herd, Daniel Valdez, Stan Bohrman

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The poster features three characters with intense expressions against a fiery, ominous backdrop. The warm yellow and orange hues evoke a sense of danger and urgency, while the dark tones suggest a thriller or horror genre.

The China Syndrome

1979•⭐ 7.1•122 min•Updated Jul 2026
🌐English
Rated:PG
⭐

IMDb

7.1/10

🍅

RT Critics

88%

81

Metacritic

While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.

When a routine inspection at a nuclear plant turns into a near-catastrophe, a relentless reporter must outrun a corporate cover-up to warn the public. This tense thriller captures the exact moment when corporate greed collides with a looming environmental disaster.

Director

James Bridges

Cast

Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas, Jack Lemmon, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Peter Donat, Wilford Brimley, Richard Herd, Daniel Valdez, Stan Bohrman

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