Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
"An orgy of looting and lust!"
ThumbScore
👍 73%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 70%
(RT: 70%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Frankie Avalon as Rick Baldwin
Mary Mitchel as Karen Baldwin
Joan Freeman as Marilyn Hayes
Rex Holman as Mickey
Richard Garland as Ed Johnson
Is Panic in Year Zero! good?
Most people think so. 73% audience score, estimated from 106 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 70%.
Overview
While on a fishing trip, Harry Baldwin and his family hear an explosion and realize that Los Angeles has been leveled by a nuclear attack. Looters and killers are everywhere. Escaping to the hills with his family, he sets about the business of surviving in a world where, he knows, the old ideals of humanity will be the first casualties. Wikipedia ↗
