Fail-Safe

Now on DVD

Rent DVD Buy DVD

Theatrical Release Date:

11/25/1999

DVD Release Date:

06/05/2007

Run Time:

120min.

Starring:

George Clooney , Noah Wyle , Richard Dreyfuss , Hank Azaria , Brian Dennehy

Director(s):

Stephen Frears

Distributor(s):

No Studio

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Drama,Thriller

Plot: A seemingly-minor electronic error sets the world on the verge of nuclear annihilation in this made-for-TV adaptation of the novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler (which was previously filmed in 1964). Read More

Latest on Fail-Safe

Sidney Lumet's Best Films

by Sharon Knolle

Director Sidney Lumet, who passed away April 9 at the age of 86, may not have been a 'name' director, like Steven Spielberg or Alfred Hitchcock (at least not to the general public), but you certainly know the names of his films. From 1957's '12 Angry...

World in Danger of Ending Yet Again

by Jack Mathews

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into a theater, here comes Roland Emmerich, threatening once again to blow your theater, your city, your country and the rest of the world to smithereens. He did it with 'Independence Day' (1996) and 'The Day...

Cinematical Seven: My Favorite Screen Presidents

by Eugene Novikov

We've got two portrayals of U.S. Presidents vying for Oscars this year: Josh Brolin as W in W. and Frank Langella as Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon. I've yet to see either one, though I did see Langella in the Broadway play, which I hear the movie...

The 13 Best Political Thrillers

by Bob Cannon

To make a great thriller, you need to set up a truly suspenseful struggle between good vs. evil. But short of traveling to Middle-earth, where can you find such a battle? In politics, of course. As long as they've been making films, directors have turned...