7 Best Cold War Movies You Must Watch

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Khuraijam Roger Singh
Dec 09, 2024

The Good Shepherd (2006)

A spy film directed by Robert De Niro follows Spy Edward, who serves in the OSS and establishes the groundwork for the CIA. He realizes that his commitment to duty over family comes at a cost.

Pawn Sacrifice (2014)

American grandmaster Bobby Fischer experiences success and becomes well-known relatively young. But after he challenges the top chess player in the Soviet Union to a championship match, everything changes.

The Coldest Game (2019)

Directed by Łukasz Kośmicki centers on an American alcoholic former chess champion who becomes involved in a Cold War confrontation between nuclear superpowers.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

Guy Ritchie’s film follows Illya Kuryakin, a KGB agent, and Napoleon Solo, a CIA agent, who must put aside their differences and cooperate to stop a criminal organization's ambitions to use nuclear weapons.

The Hunt for Red October (1990)

CIA analyst Jack has to go to great lengths to demonstrate that Marko, the commander of a nuclear Soviet submarine that abruptly veered toward the United States, is attempting to defect rather than launch an attack.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

A Cold War spy film directed by Tomas Alfredson follows George, a retired spy who is summoned by the Government to investigate a case and hunt for a Soviet double agent at the top of the British secret service.

Bridge of Spies (2015)

A historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg follows a lawyer James B. Donovan who is to negotiate the release of Francis Gray, a convicted CIA pilot who was shot down by a spy plane over the Soviet Union.

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