The China Syndrome (1979) movie poster

The China Syndrome (1979)

"People who know the meaning of "The China Syndrome" are scared... Soon you will know."
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👍 80%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 84%
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Director
James Bridges
Runtime
2h 2m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.1/10 (506 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
81

Cast

Jane Fonda as Kimberly Wells · 74% avg
Michael Douglas as Richard Adams · 72% avg
Jack Lemmon as Jack Godell · 79% avg
Scott Brady as Herman De Young
James Hampton as Bill Gibson · 75% avg
Peter Donat as Don Jacovich · 70% avg
Wilford Brimley as Ted Spindler · 72% avg
Richard Herd as Evan McCormack · 75% avg

Is The China Syndrome good?

Most people think so. 80% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 84%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1336 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#22 / 32 · 1979

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret. Wikipedia ↗

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