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The best Cold War movies

Decades of secrets, spies and near misses make for brilliant movies. Bridge of Spies is a masterclass in quiet tension, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a puzzle to savour, and The Death of Stalin finds the dark comedy in it all.

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  1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb poster Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964
  2. Bridge of Spies poster Bridge of Spies2015
  3. The Hunt for Red October poster The Hunt for Red October1990
  4. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy poster Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy2011
  5. Thirteen Days poster Thirteen Days2000
  6. The Manchurian Candidate poster The Manchurian Candidate1962
  7. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold poster The Spy Who Came In from the Cold1965
  8. WarGames poster WarGames1983
  9. From Russia with Love poster From Russia with Love1963
  10. Fail Safe poster Fail Safe1964
  11. The Death of Stalin poster The Death of Stalin2017
  12. Rocky IV poster Rocky IV1985
  13. Atomic Blonde poster Atomic Blonde2017
  14. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster The Man from U.N.C.L.E.2015
  15. Threads poster Threads1984
  16. The Day After poster The Day After1983
  17. The Ipcress File poster The Ipcress File1965
  18. Funeral in Berlin poster Funeral in Berlin1966
  19. Spy Game poster Spy Game2001
  20. Tetris poster Tetris2023
  21. The Courier poster The Courier2020
  22. Good Night, and Good Luck. poster Good Night, and Good Luck.2005
  23. Trumbo poster Trumbo2015
  24. The Front poster The Front1976
  25. Guilty by Suspicion poster Guilty by Suspicion1991
  26. Charlie Wilson's War poster Charlie Wilson's War2007
  27. The Good Shepherd poster The Good Shepherd2006
  28. K-19: The Widowmaker poster K-19: The Widowmaker2002
  29. Pawn Sacrifice poster Pawn Sacrifice2015
  30. Miracle poster Miracle2004
  31. No Way Out poster No Way Out1987
  32. Breach poster Breach2007
  33. Seven Days in May poster Seven Days in May1964
  34. The Bedford Incident poster The Bedford Incident1965
  35. Red Dawn poster Red Dawn1984
  36. Torn Curtain poster Torn Curtain1966
  37. Pickup on South Street poster Pickup on South Street1953
  38. One, Two, Three poster One, Two, Three1961
  39. On the Beach poster On the Beach1959
  40. The War Game poster The War Game1966
  41. Testament poster Testament1983
  42. Miracle Mile poster Miracle Mile1989
  43. Matinee poster Matinee1993
  44. Ice Station Zebra poster Ice Station Zebra1968
  45. The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! poster The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!1966
  46. The Falcon and the Snowman poster The Falcon and the Snowman1985
  47. The Fourth Protocol poster The Fourth Protocol1987
  48. The Russia House poster The Russia House1990
  49. Gorky Park poster Gorky Park1983
  50. White Nights poster White Nights1985
  51. Moscow on the Hudson poster Moscow on the Hudson1984
  52. Hopscotch poster Hopscotch1980
  53. Telefon poster Telefon1977
  54. Firebird poster Firebird2021
  55. Mayday poster Mayday2026

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