Movie·1979·122 min

The China Syndrome

Name: The China Syndrome
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1979-03-16
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas, Jack Lemmon, Scott Brady, James Hampton

The China Syndrome streams in the US on Amazon Prime Video and Fawesome, and free with ads on The Roku Channel, as of October 5, 2026.

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7.1 / 10 · TMDB

Drama Thriller

While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.

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