The Final Countdown (1980)
Overview
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.
Where to watch The Final Countdown
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Night Flight Plus, Midnight Pulp +1 | Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube +1 | Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube |
| United Kingdom | Pluto TV | MovieMe | — |
| Canada | Tubi TV, Cineverse, Midnight Pulp | Apple TV, YouTube, MovieMe | Apple TV, YouTube |
| Australia | SBS On Demand | Apple TV, Amazon Video, YouTube, MovieMe | Apple TV, Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Ireland | — | MovieMe | — |
| New Zealand | — | Apple TV | Apple TV |
| India | — | MovieMe | — |
| South Africa | — | MovieMe | — |
| United Arab Emirates | — | MovieMe | — |
| Germany | — | MovieMe | — |
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What is The Final Countdown about?
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. The Final Countdown is a War, Action, Science Fiction movie, released on 1980-01-31, runtime 103 minutes.
Is The Final Countdown worth watching?
TMDB users rate The Final Countdown 6.6 out of 10 from 714 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch The Final Countdown?
In the United States, The Final Countdown streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV and Night Flight Plus and can be rented from Amazon Video and Apple TV. The table on this page lists 9 more countries. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Don Taylor
Cast
- Kirk Douglas as Capt. Matthew Yelland
- Martin Sheen as Warren Lasky
- Katharine Ross as Laurel Scott
- James Farentino as Wing Commander Richard T. Owens
- Ron O'Neal as Commander Dan Thurman
- Charles Durning as Senator Samuel Chapman
- Victor Mohica as Black Cloud
- James Coleman as Lt. Perry
- Soon-Tek Oh as Simura
- Alvin Ing as Lt. Kajima
- Lloyd Kaufman as LCdr. Kaufman
- Dan Fitzgerald as Navy Doctor
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Sources
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