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Cold War Era Thrillers
Posted on 1/12/25 at 11:01 am
Posted on 1/12/25 at 11:01 am
I’ve been looking for some movies in this somewhat specific genre, and other than the ones listed below I’ve already seen, I haven’t been successful finding good ones.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
The Courier
Bridge of Spies
Hunt for Red October
13 Days
The Lives of Others
Manchurian Candidate
I’ll also include Red Dawn and War Games, even though they aren’t quite what I’m going for here.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
The Courier
Bridge of Spies
Hunt for Red October
13 Days
The Lives of Others
Manchurian Candidate
I’ll also include Red Dawn and War Games, even though they aren’t quite what I’m going for here.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
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Posted on 1/12/25 at 11:22 am to GeauxldMember
mostly old school stuff that's dated but still holds up beceause they're so well made:
Fail-Safe
Torn Curtain
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Seven Days in May
Ice Station Zebra
On the Beach (Greg Peck version)
Red Dawn
Crimson Tide
Firefox
Fail-Safe
Torn Curtain
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Seven Days in May
Ice Station Zebra
On the Beach (Greg Peck version)
Red Dawn
Crimson Tide
Firefox
This post was edited on 1/12/25 at 11:34 am
Posted on 1/12/25 at 11:30 am to GeauxldMember
Spies Like Us, Blast from the Past, Rocky IV, and Miracle come to mind... I'm sure you've seen them and probably not what you're going for here... the flashbacks in Spy Game are Cold War era. There are also numerous James Bond films. Lord of War with Nick Cage is set before and during the end of the Cold War.
Which do you recommend from those you've seen?
Which do you recommend from those you've seen?
Posted on 1/12/25 at 11:36 am to GeauxldMember
Posted on 1/12/25 at 11:38 am to Don Quixote
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Fail-Safe Torn Curtain Colossus: The Forbin Project Seven Days in May Ice Station Zebra On the Beach (Greg Peck version)
I don’t think I’ve seen any of these, with the exception of parts of Fail Safe if it’s the one I’m thinking of with Henry Fonda. I’ll check them out.
Posted on 1/12/25 at 11:39 am to GeauxldMember
Yep, Henry Fonda as the president with a very early Larry Hagman as the interpreter. This is the movie that Dr. Strangelove parodied.
Posted on 1/12/25 at 11:42 am to Red Drum
quote:
Which do you recommend from those you've seen?
I’d recommend any of those on my list, but I’m partial to Tinker, Tailor and The Lives of Others. They’re both fairly slow burns, though, and I know that’s not some people’s thing.
Posted on 1/12/25 at 11:47 am to GeauxldMember
By Dawn"s Early Light (1990) an HBO movie but very well done. Great cast including: Powers Boothe James Earl Jones, Rebecca DeMorney, Darren McGaven.
Posted on 1/12/25 at 11:56 am to GeauxldMember
Gorky Park
Posted on 1/12/25 at 12:21 pm to GeauxldMember
quote:
The Lives of Others
GOAT
The Courier (2020) - starring Cumberbatch & Brosnahan
The Russia House
The ipcress file
Smiley’s People - tv mini series
This post was edited on 1/12/25 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 1/12/25 at 12:37 pm to GeauxldMember
We owned this on a clamshell VHS tape in the 80s....
I thought it was great but what do kids know?
Anyhoo, it does capture the secrecy, paranoia and repression of the Cold War....this is back when Disney put out movies for adults too.
I thought it was great but what do kids know?
Anyhoo, it does capture the secrecy, paranoia and repression of the Cold War....this is back when Disney put out movies for adults too.
Posted on 1/12/25 at 12:48 pm to Don Quixote
No Way Out
Posted on 1/12/25 at 12:56 pm to sqerty
quote:
Gorky Park
I can remember my Dad watching this one, but I was too young to even be interested at the time.
Posted on 1/12/25 at 1:01 pm to PhilipMarlowe
quote:
The Courier (2020) - starring Cumberbatch & Brosnahan
On my list in the OP. Good movie.
I forgot all about The Russia House. Ipcress File looks interesting. It’s now on the list!
quote:
Smiley’s People - tv mini series
I’ll check this out. I assume the title refers to George Smiley, the John le Carré character?
Posted on 1/12/25 at 1:20 pm to GeauxldMember
My bad I missed it, and yessir that George smiley. Le Carre wrote/supervised the script for the mini series, if memory serves.
Posted on 1/12/25 at 1:38 pm to PhilipMarlowe
Looks like Alec Guinness played Smiley in two BBC miniseries, one being Smiley’s People, the other, Tinker, Tailor… I hope I can find both of these!
Posted on 1/12/25 at 1:44 pm to GeauxldMember
Spies Like Us
Posted on 1/12/25 at 1:46 pm to GeauxldMember
Not a movie, but a tv series. I watched it on Prime a few years ago, but don't know whether it's still on that service.
Posted on 1/12/25 at 1:57 pm to blueridgeTiger
Posted on 1/12/25 at 2:40 pm to GeauxldMember
Check out the Harry Palmer movies with Michael Caine.
This post was edited on 1/12/25 at 2:41 pm
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