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Where to Watch The Final Countdown (1980) in the US
- 1980
- PG
- 1h 43m
- 6.7IMDb
- 52%Rotten Tomatoes
- 51Metascore
The Final Countdown is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, free, or to rent in the United States.
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- Watch the movie with a subscription on fuboTV (HD), Midnight Pulp, Night Flight Plus (HD), and Prime Video (HD).
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What it's about
In 1980, an assistant in the Department of Defense, Warren Lasky, is assigned by his mysterious chief Richard Tideman to visit the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz commanded by Capt. Matthew Yelland as an observer of the routines. Lasky learns that Commander Air Group (CAG) Richard T. Owens has a great knowledge of history. Out of the blue, the vessel faces a weird storm and they find they have traveled back in time to the eve of the attack of Pearl Harbor on 06 December 1941. When the two Japanese Zeros attack the motorboat of Senator Samuel Chapman, the crew of the Nimitz rescues the senator and his assistant Laurel Scott. But Lasky soon learns the senator had disappeared on that day and Capt. Matthew Yelland is planning to attack the Japanese. Will these actions create a time paradox?
Cast and crew
- Director
- Don Taylor
- Writer
- Thomas Hunter, Peter Powell, David Ambrose
- Starring
- Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross
Details
- Release date
- Aug 1, 1980
- Language
- English, Japanese, Russian
- Country
- United States, Australia
- Box office
- $16,647,800
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
Where to Watch The Final Countdown (1980) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch The Final Countdown in the United States?
- The Final Countdown is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, free, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on fuboTV (HD), Midnight Pulp, Night Flight Plus (HD), and Prime Video (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Fandango at Home (HD), Free Movies Plus, Midnight Pulp (HD), Pluto TV, The Roku Channel (HD), Tubi TV, and Xumo Play (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD) and Kanopy (HD). Watch the movie free on Darkroom (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, MovieMe, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream The Final Countdown or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on fuboTV (HD), Midnight Pulp, Night Flight Plus (HD), and Prime Video (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, MovieMe, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch The Final Countdown for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with ads on Fandango at Home (HD), Free Movies Plus, Midnight Pulp (HD), Pluto TV, The Roku Channel (HD), Tubi TV, and Xumo Play (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD) and Kanopy (HD). Watch the movie free on Darkroom (HD).
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