these big-screen teens will make you
want to duck and cover
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
nuclear bomb scenes in movies for this
list we're taking a look at the most
memorable big-screen scenes that feature
nuclear bombs and just so you know there
may be some spoilers ahead so don't say
we didn't warn you
number 10 the Wolverine
being nearly indestructible
Wolverine tends to pop up in the most
unlikely historical places in this scene
for instance he is present during the
atomic attack on Nagasaki in Japan
as the blast takes out most of the area
Wolverine saves a Japanese soldier by
sheltering him under a big piece of
metal and surprise both survived the
complete destruction in a scene that
isn't even the unlikeliest nuclear
near-miss on this list number 9 Indiana
Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal
Skull sadly this entire movie could have
been avoided if it wasn't for that
meddling refrigerator when dr. Jones
stumbles upon the model town at the
Nebraska Test Site moments before a
nuclear detonation he must find some
means of protection from the blast
luckily there's a lead-lined fridge the
explosion is as much as you'd expect in
terms of a nuclear blast but
unfortunately it's not powerful enough
to eradicate the plot of this movie that
was disliked by many in defense number 8
The Dark Knight Rises some days you just
can't get rid of a bomb
in what he meant to be a selfless act
and the ultimate sacrifice Bruce Wayne
himself flies a nuclear bomb far away
enough from civilization to save
everyone and seemingly dies in the
ensuing blast in the final installment
of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy
the scene would have been even more
poignant if Batman had actually
sacrificed himself but it doesn't matter
the view was impressive and Batman saved
the day on his own terms
number 7 Independence Day
do you think in the Day the Earth Stood
Still
Klaatu and his robot Gort come down to
warn us about the impending nuclear war
your choice is simple join us and live
in peace or pursue your present course
and face obliteration we shall be
waiting for your answer it's a good
thing we didn't listen to those
tree-hugging hipsters from space because
years later we needed all of our atomic
power to deal with more alien invaders
that come to steal our resources Will
Smith and his computer hacking buddy
Jeff Goldblum were on the case because
we got to see some really great
fireworks
number six Armageddon years after the
Cold War mankind is still left with
useless atomic devices what better way
to get rid of them than to strap them to
a giant earth-shattering asteroid
shuttles out of range still no
definition after all it's time we used
our most dangerous weapons against
something other than ourselves we're
going back and do it ourselves
Armageddon gives us a lot of great
Michael Bay action sequences but we get
a little something extra when he sets
off a nuclear explosion in space number
five the sum of all fears ah but Ben
Affleck's flirtations with the threat of
nuclear explosions worked over after
Armageddon unfortunately however Affleck
as Jack Ryan wasn't quite as successful
when it comes to the whole life saving
thing as the bomb Ryan's looking for it
goes off and kills a whole bunch of
people in this political thriller
luckily Morgan Freeman lives long enough
to give him a few words of advice number
four threads the 80s were a time of
doomsaying and fear of looming atomic
war so what better time to flood the
media with movies about horrible nuclear
destruction threads tells this charming
story from a European perspective with
England as the victim of nuclear fallout
the result isn't as pretty as you might
have guessed but we're still treated to
some really rad explosion scenes number
three the day after
while most nuclear destruction scenes
tend to conclude the movie after this
one happens we get to see a little of
the aftermath as well after NATO and the
Warsaw Pact come to blows a nuclear war
ensues and nukes are sent flying
everywhere
in this disaster flick which also
happens to be the highest-rated TV film
in history
a new glance in Lawrence Kansas and the
survivors must deal with the fallout and
try to put the pieces back together
number two Terminator 2 Judgment Day
thinks smarter machines are the way of
the future
well if Skynet had it safe the entire
race would be eradicated from the face
of the planet and everyone would live
happily ever after
in this dream sequence Sarah Connor
witnesses mind-numbing destruction as a
nuclear bomb takes out everything she
knows and loves luckily when he's not
having a complete breakdown on set her
son John Connor returns to save our
future
before we launch our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
number one dr. Strangelove or how I
learned to stop worrying and love the
bomb
major Kong can't wait to nuke those damn
commies so much so in fact that when the
bomb doesn't drop he helps it along
manually in a scene that is both
hilarious and kind of poignant Stanley
Kubrick warns us about the dangers of
war mongering and the arms race as the
major goes down smiling ironically if
the bomb hadn't launched the entire
world would have avoided incineration
do you agree with our list what's your
favorite nuclear bomb scene for movies
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