Day the World Ended story

movie: Day the World Ended (1955) · 1955-12

A heroic scientist together with a small band of other survivors must face off against a mutant monster following an atomic war that appears to have destroyed human civilization.

12 total · 11 major · 1 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
father and daughter major Jim Maddison and Louise Maddison.
humanoid mutant major Nuclear fallout made a race of super monsters.
nuclear holocaust major A atomic war spells and end for civilized life on Earth.
nuclear weapons major A atomic war spells and end for civilized life on Earth.
rebuilding society after war major Seven people led by Jim Maddison were faced with having to rebuild civilization after a nuclear war.
romantic love major Rick and Louise Maddison.
species transmutation major People exposed to radiation mutated into a new race of super monsters.
super accelerated Darwinian evolution major People and animals evolved at a super accelerated rate after being exposed to radiation from nuclear bombs.
the dangers of radioactivity major People exposed to radiation mutated into a new race of super monsters.
the dangers of unfettered scientific advancement major A atomic war spells and end for civilized life on Earth.