The China Syndrome

"People who know the meaning of "The China Syndrome" are scared... Soon you will know."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.4/10

34,090 votes

88/100

Fresh

81/100

Metascore

7.1/10

509 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

Nominated for 4 Oscars. 9 wins & 16 nominations total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$5.9M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$51.7M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$51,718,367

United States

Profit

+$45.8M

ROI: +777%

Budget Recovery877% of budget

$0|Budget: $5.9M|Revenue: $51.7M

Where to Watch The China Syndrome

Available in 57 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	YouTube TV	The Roku Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	—	SBS On Demand	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

AustraliaPG

Germany12

Belgium12

Brazil14

Denmark15

FinlandK-16

+5 more countries

Production

Director

James Bridges

Writers

Mike Gray, T.S. Cook, James Bridges

Production Companies

Columbia PicturesIPC Films

Cast

Jane Fonda

Kimberly Wells

Michael Douglas

Richard Adams

Jack Lemmon

Jack Godell

Scott Brady

Herman De Young

James Hampton

Bill Gibson

Peter Donat

Don Jacovich

Wilford Brimley

Ted Spindler

Richard Herd

Evan McCormack

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Daniel Valdez

Hector Salas

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Stan Bohrman

Pete Martin

James Karen

Mac Churchill

Michael Alaimo

Greg Minor

Tags & Keywords

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External Links

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