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Atomic Twister (2002)

Atomic Twister poster
Directed by
Bill Corcoran
Genre
action film, disaster film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A series of tornadoes hits a small Tennessee town and damages a nuclear reactor. The workers at the plant race to prevent a meltdown while others try to help the townspeople.

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What happens

Atomic Twister is a 2002 American made-for-television disaster film starring Sharon Lawrence and Mark-Paul Gosselaar which revolves around a series of tornadoes that damage a nuclear reactor in a small town in western Tennessee, in turn causing a near-meltdown at the plant. The film originally premiered on TBS Superstation on June 9, 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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