World War III theme
There is a hypothetical third worldwide large-scale military conflict subsequent to World War I and World War II.
21 total · 2 major · 18 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Damnation Alley (1977) | major | We saw the destruction of civilization in a nuclear Third World War and the subsequence post apocalyptic aftermath. |
| movie: The Omega Man (1971) | major | A border conflict between China and the Soviet Union had erupted into a worldwide biological war leaving most of the world's population dead. |
| columbo1971e3x06 | minor | Institute researchers and military men simulated an all out war between the Western and Eastern powers, described as World War III, that ended in a "total defeat" for the Western powers with a 75% mortality rate in the Western hemisphere alone. |
| movie: A Boy and His Dog (1975) | minor | Vic and Blood discussed World War III. |
| movie: Akira (1988) | minor | The story is set in Tokyo in the year 2019 - 31 years after this war. |
| movie: Cafe Flesh (1982) | minor | The nuclear apocalypse was suggested by one man to have occurred during this hypothetical future war. |
| movie: Earth II (1971) | minor | The possibility of a nuclear war with Red China was discussed. |
| movie: Equilibrium (2002) | minor | It was mentioned that the totalitarian city-state Libria had been established by survivors of this hypothetical war. |
| movie: Gamera the Giant Monster (1965) | minor | Dr. Hidaka mentioned that World War III might occur any minute. |
| movie: Genesis II (1973) | minor | An event called "The Great Conflict" (i.e. a third and final World War) destroyed the civilization of Hunt's time. |