Fail Safe (2000)
Stephen FrearsWhere to watch in the United States: Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Walter Cronkite 
Richard Dreyfuss 
Noah Wyle 
Brian Dennehy 
Sam Elliott 
James Cromwell
Plot
A US bomber is mistakenly ordered to drop a nuclear bomb on Moscow, and the president tries to avert a war.
Sinekatalog’s take
Stephen Frears's live black-and-white TV production is tense and well acted, with George Clooney and Richard Dreyfuss.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (6,882 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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