Damnation Alley
After nuclear war devastates the planet, a military-led convoy battles mutated nature and a ruined landscape while searching for fellow survivors.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- bleak
- tense
- pulp adventure
- cult science fiction night
- post apocalyptic marathon
What critics said
Critics and audiences broadly regarded the film as an underperforming, derivative post-apocalyptic adventure whose imaginative production design could not overcome its weak execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The survivors cross a desolate landscape after World War 3 and nuclear devastation.
Denton, Tanner, and the other survivors drive across the wasteland seeking a surviving population.
The specially built Landmaster is the group's primary defense against weather, creatures, and other dangers.
The premise begins with World War 3 and imagines the environmental and human consequences of nuclear conflict.
Films like Damnation Alley, and why
The Road Warrior
post-apocalyptic survival journey, hostile mutated environment, and bleak speculative adventure
A Boy and His Dog
nuclear-wasteland survival, endangered communities, and disaster-driven science fiction
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
post-nuclear desolation, survivalist tension, and grim speculative atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Jack Smight
- Release Date
- 1977-09-10
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (119)
Cast
- George Peppard
- Jan-Michael Vincent
- Dominique Sanda
- Paul Winfield
- Kip Niven
- Jackie Earle Haley
- Robert Donner
- Seamon Glass
- Roger Creed
- James R. Parkes
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Damnation Alley about?
- After nuclear war devastates the planet, a military-led convoy battles mutated nature and a ruined landscape while searching for fellow survivors.
- What is Damnation Alley like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Damnation Alley as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Damnation Alley violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Damnation Alley as mild.
- What did critics think of Damnation Alley?
- Critics and audiences broadly regarded the film as an underperforming, derivative post-apocalyptic adventure whose imaginative production design could not overcome its weak execution.
- Which films are like Damnation Alley?
- Films with a similar feel include The Road Warrior, A Boy and His Dog, and The World, the Flesh and the Devil.
- How long is Damnation Alley?
- Damnation Alley runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Damnation Alley?
- In United States, Damnation Alley is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
