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On the Beach

Summary: After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.

Release Date: December 17, 1959

Genres: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Director: Stanley Kramer

Writers: John Paxton

Runtime: 2 h 14 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Stanley Kramer Productions, Lomitas Productions

Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), 20th Century Fox Video, CBS/Fox, MGM Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video, Image Entertainment, MGM/UA Home Entertainment, Kino Lorber

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 2,900,000

Budget:$2.9M

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-8%

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this -8% lower than the critics.

77%69%

The average Metacritic score is 55%.

Metacritic Meta:

55/100

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17% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

6% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White87.5%Asian6.25%Jewish6.25%

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