Testament (1983)
Nuclear war in the United States is portrayed in a realistic and believable manner. (imdb)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Directed By: Lynne Littman
Written By: Carol Amen, John Sacret Young
Starring: Rebecca De Mornay, Kevin Costner, Jane Alexander, William Devane, Lukas Haas, Mako, Rossie Harris, Roxana Zal, Philip Anglim
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Testament belongs to 12 collections
1. Female Directors (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 71 stars)
2. Post Apocalyptic (public: moderated by edkrak - 20 stars)
3. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (public - 19 stars)
4. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (public: moderated by Cinephile - 16 stars)
5. Classic CHUD: 100 Movies That Deserve More Love (public: moderated by tinysausage - 4 stars)
6. Nuclear War (public: moderated by djross - 2 stars)
7. NBR Top 10 Films (public: moderated by xacviant - 1 star)
8. Films available in HD (supplement) (public: moderated by Jorg - 1 star)
9. Roger Ebert's Top 10 Films of 1983 (public)
10. James Horner (composer) (public: moderated by djross)
11. Post-Apocalypse (private: normalman - 1 star)
12. Bilimkurgu Mucizeleri (private: Giskard)
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| Sep 13 | uterdijon | 50 13% |
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| Jun 09 | zomgmouse | 60 15% |
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| May 28 |  |
jndcnr | 70 48% |
| Mar 30 |  |
umutheatre | 75 55% |
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Hikaye sona vardıkça karakterler perişan oluyor, gerçekten trajedik bir olay ama bana işleyemedi. Belki ilerde tekrar izlerim.
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| Mar 24 |  |
vildanden | 60 55% |
| Mar 21 |  |
baristoker | 90 90% |
| Jan 19 |  |
sebby | 60 42% |
| Jan 12 |  |
wokelstein | 47 23% |
| Dec 16, 2018 | FraGil | 70 49% |
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| Dec 09, 2018 |  |
RavynLoony | 65 71% |
| Oct 04, 2018 |  |
hellboy76 | 68 66% |
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Definitely dated, with some confusing music and directing choices, its still a decent grim look at the after effects of a community dealing with post bomb shenanigans.
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| Sep 18, 2018 | braddad68 | 95 84% |
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Wow! Not sure how I missed this one. Powerful and moving portrayal of one family in the aftermath of a nuclear war.
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| Sep 09, 2018 | Zepheus | 60 % |
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| Jun 29, 2018 |  |
FreddieQuell | 87 87% |
| May 17, 2018 |  |
Yoshinaruto | 40 12% |
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Jane Alexander’s performance and the somewhat interesting middle son Brad are the only things that standout about this film. The hopelessness later in the film is the only part where I really felt anything. For the most part this is like a drama film with hardly any drama. We watch as the characters do almost nothing, most of the scenes don’t matter in the grand scheme of things. It’s like watching a family try to pass the time during a blackout. The Day After is a better choice of film.
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| Feb 10, 2018 | davidjn | 80 93% |
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| Jan 04, 2018 | toycanon | 75 77% |
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| Nov 24, 2017 |  |
auhasarderik | 7 61% |
| Apr 11, 2017 | thirdeye42 | 75 64% |
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| Feb 19, 2017 |  |
Sandro | 100 95% |
| Jan 30, 2017 |  |
gulahgula | 80 55% |
| Jan 19, 2017 | Panicbeach | 50 47% |
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| Jan 14, 2017 | cshadows2887 | 90 57% |
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| Jan 12, 2017 |  |
Phil Clowns | 63 29% |
| Dec 07, 2016 |  |
dcrouch1 | 6 16% |
| Sep 01, 2016 | filmcricket | 84 94% |
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| Jul 16, 2016 | nicolino | 75 87% |
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| Jul 10, 2016 |  |
BadCosmonaut | 5 62% |
| Jul 04, 2016 | Col_Needham | 80 78% |
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| Jun 29, 2016 | Mixtzin | 3 61% |
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| Apr 10, 2016 |  |
drawingboard | 70 45% |
| Feb 11, 2016 | Ildorio10 | 80 58% |
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| Feb 09, 2016 |  |
donkeyjelly | 71 45% |
| Feb 03, 2016 |  |
TheDiceman | 75 89% |
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On power with films such as Threads and The day after which should be compulsory viewing for everyone.
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| Oct 28, 2015 |  |
krf7 | 70 47% |
| Sep 27, 2015 | SnoopyStyle | 60 43% |
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| Sep 23, 2015 |  |
Barraoc | 70 64% |
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The apocalypse as experienced by the denizens of an alternate universe in which the meanest person is the neighbourhood fat kid.
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| Aug 22, 2015 | BARBAGROSSA | 100 91% |
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| Aug 10, 2015 | M-B-M | 7 87% |
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| Jul 11, 2015 | crunchycraic | 60 12% |
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| Jun 23, 2015 | debaser1985 | 59 17% |
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| Jun 21, 2015 |  |
Inkerictus | 80 81% |
| May 27, 2015 |  |
rklenseth | 100 97% |
| May 18, 2015 | dglink | 80 61% |
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| May 11, 2015 |  |
laika | 54 17% |
| May 09, 2015 | khanbaliq2 | 80 53% |
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| Apr 24, 2015 | aerrich | 60 67% |
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| Mar 15, 2015 | rkosiba31 | 70 62% |
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| Jan 22, 2015 |  |
Zoltan | 65 56% |
| Jan 04, 2015 |  |
BillyShears | 70 53% |
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It's sad stuff but alas I have the power of amazing foresight, I know that the Kevin Costner in this movie will go on to be the Postman. I'd be expecting the Road Warrior , riding into the sunset with my assless chaps and boomerangs only to have all my skin slough off while I hoot and holler like a lunatic as my radiated brains fall out. I do not like when a movie's music tries to influence how I should feel and make me notice that it's doing it. I can only handle so many flutes and strings.
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| Dec 16, 2014 | BartFreely | 57 17% |
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| Dec 03, 2014 | thomas_d | 73 21% |
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| Nov 28, 2014 |  |
chemical404 | 14 2% |
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Probably the sappiest movie about post-apocalypse ever made. A movie for the whole family set in 'American dream' suburbia; characters are heroic kid who drives bike really fast and stays strong for the mom, who does her best to keep it all together and bakes cakes for the neighbor kid with downs during nuclear fallout. It's just horrible.
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| Nov 10, 2014 | Jorg | 60 27% |
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| Sep 13, 2014 | Kvist | 67 61% |
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| Mar 16, 2014 | Pingy | 89 68% |
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| Feb 09, 2014 | Holygrail2 | 93 78% |
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| Jan 11, 2014 | toro913 | 39 28% |
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| Nov 07, 2013 |  |
Fatchrisb | 77 48% |
| Aug 12, 2013 | Barkinson | 50 39% |
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| Jul 25, 2013 |  |
GadnoKopele | 80 50% |
| Jun 03, 2013 | nbabich | 89 60% |
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| Mar 18, 2013 | Cronos | 70 75% |
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| Feb 18, 2013 |  |
DeazMoviez | 74 64% |
| Jan 22, 2013 | Steefen | 100 46% |
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| Jan 13, 2013 | DePalma | 69 72% |
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| Dec 11, 2012 |  |
morozig | 70 89% |
| Sep 27, 2012 | revolverjgw | 80 20% |
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| Sep 26, 2012 | Malcym | 7 74% |
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| Aug 17, 2012 | Hugh_Jaction | 50 25% |
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avgcrtckr | 63 72% |
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FlixR8r | 70 66% |
| Jun 11, 2012 |  |
Cotote2018 | 84 82% |
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A great premise. And it delivers pretty well.
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| May 15, 2012 |  |
IMDb-byvotes | 72 58% |
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Gordon Cole | 85 80% |
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bedirhankara | 74 60% |
| Mar 23, 2012 |  |
schizotoast | 70 54% |
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Jerky | 55 60% |
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Not nearly as grim or depressing as it wants to be. The British film "Threads" was done better, in my opinion.
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| Dec 27, 2011 | DrinkMilk | 32 22% |
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| Dec 22, 2011 |  |
Moribunny | 30 14% |
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Testament is a post-apocalyptic family drama. Supposedly, nuclear bombs fall on the U.S, though not in the vicinity of Hamlin California, so life seems to go on almost normally with the family running gingerly in the fields and mom giving life advice to the kids, until they start dying off with hardly any prior signs of illness. The film seems to believe its own amoral absurdity. Sappy music abounds. "Realistic and believable"?? Watch "Threads".
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| Oct 26, 2011 |  |
Antares | 76 74% |
| Jul 02, 2011 |  |
glumpy_99 | 96 89% |
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Deeply emotional and moving drama, which pulls off the simultaneous feat of never succumbing to sentimentality. Alexander's lead performance is a powerhouse, and the supporting cast of largely child actors are equally affecting. Writing is incredibly perceptive and realistic in the ways I would expect many communities would react in similar circumstances. A welcome counter to the many more graphic renderings of similar material in the 1980s; a forgotten gem ripe for rediscovery.
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| Jul 02, 2011 | mark83 | 8 88% |
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| Oct 30, 2010 | screentime | 72 63% |
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| Oct 11, 2010 |  |
ecalder | 77 88% |
| Oct 01, 2010 |  |
uzi_si | 66 50% |
| Jul 21, 2010 |  |
medium pizza | 70 50% |
| May 31, 2010 | chiphall72 | 71 56% |
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| Mar 11, 2010 | Sphinkx | 67 21% |
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jeff_v | 79 89% |
| Mar 02, 2010 | wavymouth | 100 95% |
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| Dec 06, 2009 | a bunny | 7 55% |
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| Nov 24, 2009 | Jazzaloha | 74 82% |
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haunting--from the things the director doesn't show.
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| Oct 24, 2009 |  |
elmakebabi | 69 57% |
| Sep 18, 2009 |  |
schnofel | 34 18% |
| Aug 08, 2009 |  |
salty dog | 73 64% |
| Aug 03, 2009 | landpartie | 60 57% |
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| Jul 28, 2009 |  |
annaud | 75 44% |
| Jul 20, 2009 |  |
Efje | 75 36% |
| Jun 30, 2009 |  |
Barthalen | 71 59% |
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From the moments the bombs fall, you know it will be a grim descent from there. And it was. Maybe not many surprises in the developments, but keeping the focus on the family at least gives a decently depressing effect. Too bad about the music... a sober approach would have been less obviously heartstring-tugging.
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| May 31, 2009 |  |
CHOICECOD | 90 90% |
| Apr 15, 2009 |  |
imdb | 74 40% |
| Mar 25, 2009 |  |
filmaffinity | 62 51% |
| Mar 18, 2009 |  |
horatio5 | 66 77% |
| Feb 15, 2009 | Alpa Chino | 85 76% |
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| Dec 06, 2008 |  |
TonythePony | 61 33% |
| Sep 24, 2008 |  |
nosre | 40 23% |
| Sep 17, 2008 |  |
dr. radical | 65 80% |
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ZombieBuffet | 70 80% |
| Mar 12, 2008 |  |
madiso | 65 75% |
| Feb 01, 2008 | Dustyd | 70 54% |
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| Oct 19, 2007 |  |
tonydal | 75 56% |
| Oct 07, 2007 |  |
Matthew | 50 44% |
| Aug 16, 2007 | ME_Criticker | 40 40% |
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| Aug 13, 2007 |  |
KungFuDolly | 6 45% |
| Aug 13, 2007 | Barty | 75 54% |
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| Aug 13, 2007 | Tate | 61 21% |
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| Aug 13, 2007 | Antoine | 100 99% |
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| Aug 13, 2007 | RPMcMurphy | 86 93% |
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| Aug 13, 2007 |  |
MartinTeller | 68 33% |
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Not a terribly good film (though not too shabby by made-for-TV standards) but it is effective, and depressing. Points deducted for extra-cheesy musical score.
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| Aug 13, 2007 | Idioteck | 81 52% |
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| Jun 26, 2007 | jordanr | 70 54% |
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| Jan 17, 2007 |  |
iamhopkat | 75 13% |
| Average Percentile 56.4% from 123 Ratings |  |
