1980 · 1h 43m · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The Final Countdown

Directed byDon Taylor

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6.7

30.5K votes

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52%

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Released Aug 1, 1980 by Bryna Productions and Polyc International

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42nd of 76Films of 1980 with 10,000+ votes

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Critics (Metacritic)51

Audience (IMDb x 10)67

Audiences liked it more than critics did, by 16 points.

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Director: Don Taylor
Writers: Thomas Hunter Peter Powell David Ambrose Gerry Davis
Music: John Scott
Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper
Editing: Robert K. Lambert
Producers: Peter Douglas

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On The Final Countdown

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