Steel Dawn (1987)
Popularity4/5
Trending4.5/5
12-month trend
12-month trend
Monthly article views
Sep1.9kOct3.2kNov2.5kDec2.7kJan3.3kFeb2.6kMar2.7kApr2.8kMay2.5kJun2.5kJul3.4kAug3.7k
2025-09 to 2026-08
Directors
Lance Hool
Cast
Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi, Christopher Neame, Brion James, John Fujioka, Brett Hool, Anthony Zerbe, Marcel van Heerden, Arnold Vosloo, James Whyle
The story
Nomad (Patrick Swayze), a swordsman, wanders through the desert in a post-World War III world. He searches for his mentor's killer, the assassin Sho (Christopher Neame). In the past, Nomad had a position of privilege as a soldier of the elite guard.
Genres
Action, action film, disaster film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film
Film metadata comes from the open sources listed in Credits & Contact. Catalogue details may be incomplete.
Your lists
Loading your lists…
Movie themes
Stories and ideas20 themes
Genres and styles38 themes
Science fiction 4,367Horror 8,213Comedy 19,326Drama 30,786Romance 9,639Action 9,279Adventure 7,234Thrillers 11,128Mysteries 3,777Crime 8,420Fantasy 3,690Animation 2,002Documentaries 8,596Musicals 4,133Music 4,133War 2,832Westerns 3,226Biography 3,019Historical 890Sport 1,150Silent films 3,359LGBTQ-related 2,187Teen 1,531Adult 1,020Independent 800Coming of age 1,388Monsters 1,076Slashers 1,085Erotic 818Buddy films 735Zombies 611Splatter 368Vampires 448Ghosts 538Parodies 1,080Superheroes 566Disasters 446Dystopian 421