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Scorcher (2002)

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The only hope for humanity to survive a natural disaster is to detonate a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles.

IMDB Rating: 3.7

IMDB Votes: 1000

Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Country: USA

Duration: 91 min

Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, suspense, fast, surprise ending, psychotronic, independent film, freeze frame, disaster movie