The best Cold War movies
The top 3 according to 36 votes from people: Dr. Strangelove (1964) · The Hunt for Red October (1990) · Thirteen Days (2000). (Updated Jun 6, 2020.)
Atom bombs, spy swaps and the Cuban Missile Crisis: the best films about the Cold War, based on the Moviepilot and Suche Filme rankings.
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Top 10
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1
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Kubrick's black satire about nuclear war.
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2
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
A Soviet submarine commander wants to defect.
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3
Thirteen Days (2000)
Thirteen days of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962.
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4
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
A British agent on one last job, from John le Carré.
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5
Fail Safe (1964)
A false alarm sends bombers towards Moscow.
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6
Cold War (2018)
A love story between Poland and Paris, by Paweł Pawlikowski.
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7
One, Two, Three (1961)
A Coca-Cola executive in Berlin before the Wall, by Billy Wilder.
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8
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
George Smiley hunts for a mole in MI6.
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9
Atomic Blonde (2017)
An MI6 agent in 1989 Berlin.
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10
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
A brainwashed war hero.
Candidates
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11
The Day After (1983)
A Kansas town after a nuclear attack.
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12
Bridge of Spies (2015)
A lawyer negotiates a spy swap, by Spielberg.
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13
The Shape of Water (2017)
A cleaner and an amphibious creature in a 1962 laboratory.
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