A gifted high school student steals plutonium from the secret nuclear weapons facility in his home town in order to construct his own nuclear bomb, win a national science fair, and expose the government's secrets.
Casts John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Eikenberry, John Mahoney, Richard Jenkins, Robert Sean Leonard, Steve Blum, Sarah Burke, Robert Schenkkan
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Inception
Green for Danger
Mutator
The Devil-Doll
Horror High
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
The Crazies
The Immortals
Face of Terror
It Conquered the World
Shockproof
L.A. Takedown
Red Planet Mars
Quatermass 2
The Wasp Woman
The Wasp Woman
Cry of the Hunted
The Astro-Zombies
Summer Camp Nightmare
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Hound of the Baskervilles
IMDB 7.1 | Mar , 1939
On his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from Canada to take charge of his ancestral hall on the desolate moors of Devonshire, and finds that Sherlock Holmes is there to investigate the local belief that his uncle was killed by a monster hound that has roamed the moors since 1650, and is likely to strike again at Sir Henry.Inception
IMDB 8.4 | Jul , 2010
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.Green for Danger
IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1946
In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?Mutator
IMDB 3.3 | May , 1989
A beast gets loose in a laboratory, killing all in it's way. A former scientist, now working as a custodian tries to stop it.The Devil-Doll
IMDB 6.8 | Jul , 1936
Wrongfully convicted of a robbery and murder, Paul Lavond breaks out of prison with a genius scientist who has devised a way to shrink humans. When the scientist dies during the escape, Lavond heads for his lab, using the shrinking technology to get even with those who framed him and vindicate himself in both the public eye and the eyes of his daughter, Lorraine. When an accident leaves a crazed assistant dead, however, Lavond must again make an escape.Horror High
IMDB 5.5 | Sep , 1973
A nerdy high school super whiz experiments with a chemical which will transform his guinea pig "Mr. Mumps" from a gentle pet into a ravenous monster. In a fit of rage against his tormentors at the high school, Vernon Potts goes on a killing spree, eliminating all of those who ever picked on him - the Gym Coach, the School Jock, The Creepy Janitor & his hated teacher, Ms. Grindstaff.The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
IMDB 4.2 | Dec , 1955
A marine biologist and a government agent investigate mysterious deaths and rumors of a sea monster in a secluded ocean cove, and find themselves involved with a marine biology professor conducting secretive experiments, international spies trying to steal his secrets, a radioactive light on the sea bottom, and the malevolent thing which guards it.The Crazies
IMDB 6.1 | Mar , 1973
Citizens of a small town are infected by a biological weapon that causes its victims to become violently insane. As uninfected citizens struggle to survive, the military readies its own response.The Immortals
IMDB 5.7 | Oct , 1995
An elaborate heist unites 8 strangers in a simultaneous assault on targets all over the city- and explodes in a hailstorm of gunfire and high-speed chases in this powerful action-thriller. Recruited by a Mafia nightclub owner (Eric Roberts), 4 teams launch a brutal cross-town attack to retrieve suitcases full of cash. But as the violence escalates, the team members discover just who their real target has been all along - and the shocking truth they have in common.Face of Terror
IMDB 5.8 | Oct , 1962
A scientist develops a serum that can eradicate scar tissue. He tries it on a girl with a horribly disfigured face. It succeeds, but then he discovers the girl is an escaped mental patient from a local asylum.It Conquered the World
IMDB 4.8 | Jul , 1956
An alien from Venus tries to take over the world with the help of a disillusioned human scientist, as his wife, his best friend and the friend's wife try to intervene.Shockproof
IMDB 6.4 | Jan , 1949
Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye of her parole officer, Griff Marat, who helps her secure a job caring for his ailing mother.L.A. Takedown
IMDB 5.5 | Aug , 1989
Michael Mann's gutsy telefilm tells the tale of two skilled professionals--one a cop, the other a criminal--who aren't as different as they think. Vincent Hanna is an intense cop on the trail of ruthless armed robber Patrick McLaren. After a botched heist, the two men confront each via a full scale battle on the seedy streets of Los Angeles.Red Planet Mars
IMDB 4.7 | May , 1952
Husband-and-wife scientists pick up a pie-in-the-sky TV message supposedly from Mars.Quatermass 2
IMDB 6.4 | May , 1957
In England, a group of space scientists led by Bernard Quatermass, who have developed plans for the first Moon colony, learn that a secret, ostensibly government-run, complex of identical design has been built in a remote part of England and is the focus of periodic falls of small, hollow "meteorites" originating in outer space. Quatermass determines to investigate and uncovers a terrifying extraterrestrial life form which has already begun action to take over the Earth.The Wasp Woman
IMDB 4.3 | Oct , 1959
The head of a major cosmetics company experiments on herself with a youth formula made from royal jelly extracted from wasps, but the formula's side effects have deadly consequences.The Wasp Woman
IMDB 4 | Aug , 1995
Eager to boost sales, cosmetic maker Janice Starlin orders her scientists to develop a new youth formula derived from queen wasp enzymes. But when Janice accidentally overdoses on the formula, she’s shockingly transformed into a giant, vicious wasp.Cry of the Hunted
IMDB 5.7 | May , 1953
A prison convict escapes through the Louisiana swamps.The Astro-Zombies
IMDB 3.6 | May , 1968
For devilishly mad "astro-scientist" Dr. DeMarco (John Carradine), a typical day involves run-ins with reanimated corpses, bloodthirsty solar-powered killer robot zombies, Chinese communist spies and vicious Mexican secret agents. But when a bloody trail of young female murder victims leads an intrepid CIA agent to his door, things get really interesting. Ted V. Mikels directs this unique B horror-thriller.Summer Camp Nightmare
IMDB 4.8 | Apr , 1987
A group of campers revolt against their strict camp director and take over the camp for themselves.