Where to watch The Final Countdown (1980) tonight
The Final Countdown (1980) runs 1 h 43 min, is rated PG in the US and averages 6.6 from 715 TMDB members. During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
- Runtime
- 1 h 43 min — ends 9:43 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- PG (US)
- Genres
- War, Action, Science Fiction
- Released
- January 31, 1980
- TMDB rating
- 6.6 / 10 from 715 votes
- Director
- Don Taylor
- Starring
- Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-06: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), fuboTV (subscription), Night Flight Plus (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel (subscription), Cineverse Amazon Channel (subscription), Kanopy (free), Darkroom (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Fandango at Home Free (free with ads), Pluto TV (free with ads), Cineverse (free with ads), Midnight Pulp (free with ads), Xumo Play (free with ads), Mometu (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is The Final Countdown?
- The Final Countdown is 1 h 43 min long (103 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:43 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is The Final Countdown rated?
- The Final Countdown is rated PG in the US.
- Is The Final Countdown a good movie to watch with a group?
- Better for one or two who will actually watch. War and Action reward attention; a room that talks over it will miss the point.
- Where can I stream The Final Countdown?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-06: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), fuboTV (subscription), Night Flight Plus (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel (subscription), Cineverse Amazon Channel (subscription), Kanopy (free), Darkroom (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Fandango at Home Free (free with ads), Pluto TV (free with ads), Cineverse (free with ads), Midnight Pulp (free with ads), Xumo Play (free with ads), Mometu (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Action movies under 2 hours
- Sci-fi movies under 2 hours
- Movies from the 80s
- Movies for a group
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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