All time best Cold War movies and mini-series

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1. The Sleepers (2019)

60 min | Drama, Thriller

1989, on the cusp of the Velvet Revoluition, Marie and her husband Viktor return home in Prague after years of exile. After a car accident, Marie wakes up from a coma with no trace of Viktor.

Stars: Tatiana Pauhofová, Martin Mysicka, Jan Vlasák, Lenka Vlasáková

Votes: 1,525

Rating: 8/10 -------------- Takes place mainly in the Czech Republic before the German Wall fell in 1989. It is about the secret services of England (MI6), Czech Republic (StB) and Russia (KGB). A very interesting watch that deserves a score of 8.2/10.

2. Burning Bush (2013)

231 min | Biography, Drama, History

83 Metascore

Based on real characters and events, this drama focuses on the personal sacrifice of a Prague history student, Jan Palach, who set himself on fire in protest against the Soviet occupation ... See full summary »

Stars: Tatiana Pauhofová, Jaroslava Pokorná, Petr Stach, Vojtech Kotek

Votes: 1,735 | Gross: $0.01M

Rating: 8/10 -------------- Score: 8.4/10

3. Spy/Master (2023)

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Victor Godeanu, Ceausescu's right-hand man, has a secret. He is also a KGB agent and must escape before he is discovered, so he will seize a valuable diplomatic opportunity.

Stars: Alec Secareanu, Parker Sawyers, Ana Ularu, Svenja Jung

Votes: 3,820

4. Phantom (I) (2013)

R | 98 min | Drama, History, Thriller

40 Metascore

The haunted Captain of a Soviet submarine holds the fate of the world in his hands. Forced to leave his family behind, he is charged with leading a covert mission cloaked in mystery.

Director: Todd Robinson | Stars: Ed Harris, Julian Adams, David Duchovny, William Fichtner

Votes: 15,167 | Gross: $0.49M

5. Bornholmer Straße (2014 TV Movie)

88 min | Comedy, Drama

A comic look at the fall of the Berlin Wall in November of 1989, told from the point of view of the German border guards at the checkpoint where it all started.

Director: Christian Schwochow | Stars: Charly Hübner, Milan Peschel, Ulrich Matthes, Rainer Bock

Votes: 870

6. The Last Execution (2021)

116 min | Biography, Drama

Life of Werner Teske, the last man to be executed in former East Germany in 1981 before the death penalty was finally abolished in 1987.

Director: Franziska Stünkel | Stars: Lars Eidinger, Devid Striesow, Luise Heyer, Paula Kalenberg

Votes: 1,183

7. The Hunt for Red October (1990)

PG | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

58 Metascore

In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain violates orders and heads for the U.S. in a new undetectable sub. The American CIA and military must quickly determine: Is he trying to defect or to start a war?

Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill

Votes: 214,833 | Gross: $122.01M

8. Crimson Tide (1995)

R | 116 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

66 Metascore

On a U.S. nuclear missile sub, a young First Officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy Captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.

Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington, Matt Craven, George Dzundza

Votes: 123,386 | Gross: $91.40M

9. Brothers (2023)

135 min | Action, Drama, History

Adaptation of controversial real-life story from the 1950s.

Director: Tomas Masin | Stars: Oskar Hes, Jan Nedbal, Adam Ernest, Tatiana Dyková

Votes: 310



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