Countdown to Zero

"GRIPPING. SPINE-TINGLING. It’s the rare piece of political filmmaking that could unite the left and the right. It makes getting rid of nuclear weapons as less a ‘cause’ than an imperative."

-Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

"****THE MOST IMPRESSIVE MATERIAL HERE WOULD MAKE FOR A NAIL-BITING JAMES BOND FILM. Lucy Walker’s artful documentary brings the issue into penetrating focus, making a strong case for renewed global vigilance."

-Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York

"EXHILARATING. ODD AS IT MAY SOUND, IT’S A REMARKABLY BEAUTIFUL MOVIE. It has a sense of rhythm, color and humanity and the editing is miraculous."

-John Anderson, Wall Street Journal

"**** A CAN’T-LOOK-AWAY DOCUMENTARY."

-Joe Neumaier, NY Dailly News

"Alarming and chilling, with spine-tingling archival footage."

-Jeannette Catsoulis, Ny Times

"AN IMPRESSIVELY URGENT DOCUMENT."

-Kyle Smith, NY Post

"All I can tell you is that you should absolutely see this movie."

-Andrew O’Hehir, Salon

"EXTRAORDINARILY POWERFUL. Watch the film. Watch it again."

-Rebecca Abrahams, Huffington Post

"A hair-raising look at nuclear proliferation from the producers of An Inconvenient Truth."

-Anthony Kaufman, Wall Street Journal

"Makes a swift, soberingly urgent case for the comprehensive elimination of nuclear weapons in a world that has gone from Cold War certainties to asymmetrical chaos."

-Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post

"Countdown works to a great degree as a suspense movie."

-Eric Kohn, Indiewire

"AN ISPIRING ARGUMENT. This call to action needs to be heard."

-Anna Bean, Bust

"A thoughtful exploration into lingering dangers of nuclear disaster."

-Dave Germain, AP

"A nuclear wake-up call about the real threats we face and the urgent need for action."

-Joe Cirincione, The Huffington Post

"An excellent, impressive documentary. Consider “Countdown to Zero” the needed catalyst to your thinking. Chock full of enough explosions to keep 20-year-old fans of summer blockbusters gleefully entertained."

-Harvey Karsten, Compuserve