Fire — The Day The Earth Caught

In the 1961 British film The Day the Earth Caught Fire , simultaneous nuclear tests by the US and USSR knock Earth off its axis, sending it spiraling toward the sun. Journalists and scientists scramble to find a solution as the world faces extreme heat and societal collapse, with water rationing and rampant panic. The film concludes with a desperate attempt to correct the planet's orbit using more nuclear explosions, leaving the outcome ambiguous as headlines for both survival and doom are printed. You can watch the film on platforms like Apple TV or Internet Archive . The Day the Earth Caught Fire: Britain's 1961 Apocalypse