Downdraft

Downdraft

R 1996 · 101 min · ★ 5.7 · Action, Science Fiction, TV Movie

Only Special Forces agent Jack Slater and his computer programming sidekick can save the world from Armageddon when the supercomputer masterminding America's nuclear initiatives goes berserk with power and decides to launch the missiles.

Directed by Michael Mazo · Written by Chris Hyde

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