The Final Countdown
Trapped outside the boundaries of time and space... 102 aircraft... 6,000 men... all missing.
During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
- Director
- Don Taylor
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $17M
Who's in it
Cast
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19 billed performers
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During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
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- Best Time Travel Movies Ranked #25
Placed at #25 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Final Countdown returned 1.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $12M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $17M
- Release date
- Jan 31, 1980
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English, Japanese
- Country
- United States of America
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