Movies like Fail Safe
If Fail Safe's mix of usa president, general and atomic bomb stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Fail Safe's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Sum of All Fears
2002 · Directed by Phil Alden Robinson · 124 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: usa president, atomic bomb, cold war · Also thriller and drama
When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a…
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964 · Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 95 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: usa president, general, cold war · From the same decade (1960s)
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.
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The Manchurian Candidate
1962 · Directed by John Frankenheimer · 126 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: cold war · Also thriller and drama · From the same decade (1960s)
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his…
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Bridge of Spies
2015 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · 141 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: cold war · Also thriller and drama
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a…
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Crimson Tide
1995 · Directed by Tony Scott · 116 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: missile · Also thriller and drama
After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr.
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The Courier
2020 · Directed by Dominic Cooke · 112 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: cold war · Also thriller and drama
Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Clear and Present Danger
1994 · Directed by Phillip Noyce · 141 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: usa president · Also drama and thriller
Agent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on his yacht, Ryan starts…
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K-19: The Widowmaker
2002 · Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · 138 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: cold war · Also thriller and war
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.