Threads (1984) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters use it to point people to Threads, which they call the most harrowing depiction of nuclear war and say should be mandatory viewing.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

HD Retro Trailers

Topic

nuclear war film

Format

other

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

5

HN mentions in dataset

5

Recommendation years in dataset

2019–2024

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• And our reality would segue into the storyline of Threads. The 1984 BBC film should be mandatory viewing for all people in positions of power. The bombing is only the start of the horror. [VIDEO]

• You should watch Threads (1984), the most messed up film ever made, produced in part by the BBC [VIDEO] (trailer only) It's about the lives of average people before, during and after a fictional nuclear attack in the UK.

• Of all post-nuclear-apocalypse stories I've seen or read, I think the movie Threads (1984) ( [VIDEO] ) does the best job hammering home just how miserable and hopeless life will be for everyone except a tiny fraction of lucky and privileged survivors. Maybe those are …