British reporters suspect an international cover-up of a global disaster in progress... and they're right. Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices and have caused the orbit of the Earth to alter, sending it hurtling towards the sun.
The Day the Earth Caught Fire has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Day the Earth Caught Fire was released in 1961 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 67 reviews, giving The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Day the Earth Caught Fire than critics were.
With a score of 75%, The Day the Earth Caught Fire is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1961, which stands at 60%.
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