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Countdown to Looking Glass
61%
Movie
1h 30m
AI Analysis
Countdown to Looking Glass (1984) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Countdown to Looking Glass (1984) — a movie tagged as Drama and TV Movie with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of the film details the events that lead up to the initial exchange of nuclear weapons from the perspective of an on-going news broadcast. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~90 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Countdown to Looking Glass 61% (16 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
61%
from 16 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of the film details the events that lead up to the initial exchange of nuclear weapons from the perspective of an on-going news broadcast.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1984-10-14
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- TMDB rating
- 6.1
- TMDB ID
- 35659
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Where can I watch Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)?
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Is there an official trailer for Countdown to Looking Glass?
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What is Countdown to Looking Glass about?
A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of the film details the events that lead up to the... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Countdown to Looking Glass?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Countdown to Looking Glass?
The official runtime for Countdown to Looking Glass is approximately 90 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Scott Glenn
Michael Boyle

Michael Murphy
Bob Calhoun

Helen Shaver
Dorian Waldorf

Patrick Watson
Don Tobin
- N
Nancy Dickerson
Self

Eric Sevareid
Self
- M
Matsu Anderson
Matsu Yamada
- B
Barbara Barnes-Hopkins
Mrs. Langhorn

Michael Beattie
Youth #1
- R
Richard Comar
Pentagon Spokesman
- M
Murray Cruchley
Murray Cruchley
- F
Faye Dance
Anne Gailmore
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