American Cold War Movies

List of the best American movies about the Cold War, the confrontation between the superpowers of the USSR and the USA: The Courier, The Coldest Game, Hot Tub Time Machine, Invasion U.S.A., Big Miracle, Pawn Sacrifice, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Red Army, Bridge of Spies, Atomic Blonde.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 7.1
Genrethriller, drama, military, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrethriller, history, sport
CountryPoland, USA

During 1962's Cuban missile crisis, a troubled math genius finds himself drafted to play in a U.S.-Soviet chess match -- and a deadly game of espionage.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantastic, comedy, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:40

A malfunctioning time machine at a ski resort takes a man back to 1986 with his two friends and nephew, where they must relive a fateful night and not change anything to make sure the nephew is born.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genreaction, thriller
CountryUSA

A one-man army comes to the rescue of the United States when a spy attempts an invasion.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genremelodrama, drama, family
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:47

Based on an inspiring true story, a small-town news reporter (Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Barrymore) enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle. ‘Big Miracle’ is adapted from the nonfiction book ‘Freeing the Whales: How the Media Created the World’s Greatest Non-Event’ by Tom Rose.

Markimdb: 7
Genrethriller, drama, biography, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:55

    American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:25

    At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin are forced to put aside their hostilities and work together to stop the evildoers in their tracks. The duo's only lead is the daughter of a missing German scientist, whom they must find soon to prevent a global catastrophe.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredocumentary, biography, history, sport
    CountryUSA, Russia
    Duration01:24

    From Oscar and Emmy award winning filmmakers, Red Army highlights the Soviet Union's legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and world-dominating team through the eyes of the team's Captain Slava Fetisov, following his shift from hockey star and celebrated national hero to political enemy. The film turns a unique lens on the social and cultural transformation of the Soviet Union leading up to the fall of Communism, mirroring the rise and fall of the Red Army team. A film by Gabe Polsky and Executive Producers Werner Herzog and Jerry Weintraub.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrethriller, drama, history
    CountryUSA, Germany, India
    Duration02:39

      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 CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genreaction, thriller
      CountryUSA, Germany, Sweden, Hungary
      Duration02:32

        An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genredrama, documentary, biography, history
        CountryDenmark, Latvia, Russia, USA

        The Man Who Saved the World is feature documentary film about Stanislav Petrov, a former lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrethriller, drama, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:20

        Dramatisation of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missle bases established on the Soviet allied island of Cuba. Shown from the perspective of the US President, John F Kennedy, his staff and advisors.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genredrama, biography, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

        British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953 that's kept a secret from the rest of the world.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrefantastic, drama
        CountryUSA, Canada, Mexico
        Duration01:56

        An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genreaction, thriller
        CountryFrance, USA, Canada, Russia
        Duration02:05

        Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.

        Markimdb: 8.5
        Genredocumentary, military, history
        CountryUSA

        Oliver Stone documentary charted the post-WW2 history of the United States.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, Japan, Colombia
        Duration02:32

          The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genredocumentary, biography, history, sport
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration01:33

          The first documentary feature to explore the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genrefantastic, action, adventure
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration02:06

            Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch-enemies, they were closest of friends, working together with other mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known.

            Markimdb: 6.9
            Genrethriller
            CountryDenmark, USA

            A whistle blower attempts to reveal the secret behind a nuclear disaster that occurred during the height of the Cold War.

            Markimdb: 6.4
            Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:40

            As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Salt's efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"

            Markimdb: 7.8
            Genredocumentary, music
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:47

            The history of Sound City and their huge recording device; exploring how digital change has allowed 'people that have no place' in music to become stars. It follows former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighter David Grohl as he attempts to resurrect the studio back to former glories.

            Markimdb: 6.8
            Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, family, cartoon, short
            CountryUSA
            Duration00:38

            Sanjay's Super Team follows the daydream of a young Indian boy, bored with his father's religious meditation, who imagines "a kind of ancient, Hindu version of The Avengers, with the gods appearing like superheros.

            Markimdb: 5.4
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA

            In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias" chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Louisiana. Supporting each other through their triumphs and tragedies, they congregate at Truvy’s beauty shop to ponder the mysteries of life and death, husbands and children - and hair and nails - all the important topics that truly unite and celebrate women.

            Markimdb: 4
            Genrecomedy
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:19

            Polar-opposite brothers Randy and Kirk never saw eye-to-eye, but their rivalry is taken to a new level when Randy hijacks Kirk's son's sleepover, taking the boys on a Scout Trip to remember.

            Markimdb: 6.5
            Genremelodrama, drama, western
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:28

            Lee, a former Western film icon, is living a comfortable existence lending his golden voice to advertisements and smoking weed. After receiving a lifetime achievement award and unexpected news, Lee reexamines his past, while a chance meeting with a sardonic comic has him looking to the future.

            Markimdb: 5.2
            Genrethriller, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:32

            A suicidal artist goes into the desert, where he finds his doppelgänger, a homicidal drifter.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genrethriller, drama, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:35

            Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save her, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.

            Markimdb: 5.7
            Genrethriller, drama
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom
            Duration02:08

            A fatal plane crash changes the lives of Roman and Jake forever. Roman loses his wife and daughter in the accident, while Jake, his mind as he happens to be the air traffic controller, who fails to avert the nightmare. Rage and revenge engulfs Roman and Jake finds himself swamped with guilt and regret. Can the two make peace with the past?

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genredocumentary
            CountryUSA

            Granted unprecedented access, Berlinger captures renowned life and business strategist Tony Robbins behind the scenes of his mega seminar Date with Destiny, pulling back the curtain on this life-altering and controversial event, the zealous participants and the man himself.

            Markimdb: 8.2
            Genrecomedy
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:43

            Elegant, proper Grace and freewheeling, eccentric Frankie are a pair of frenemies whose lives are turned upside down - and permanently intertwined - when their husbands leave them for each other. Together, they must face starting over in their 70s in a 21st century world.

            Markimdb: 4.4
            Genrehorror, thriller
            CountryUSA

            When six college kids in a sleepy Southern town are assigned a group project to rediscover a moment in history, one of them sets in motion a horrific fate when he proposes they head into the Georgia backwoods to tackle the legend of Emily Burt, the Talbot County werewolf.

            Markimdb: 5.4
            Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
            CountryUSA, Colombia
            Duration01:08

            A leader of a drug cartel sends his two toughest henchmen to investigate why a shipment was botched.

            Markimdb: 5.5
            Genrethriller, drama
            CountryUSA

            After an attack renders her blind, Ellen withdraws from the world to recover. But soon she plunges into paranoia, unable to convince anyone that her assailant has returned to terrorize her by hiding in plain sight.

            Markimdb: 6.3
            Genreaction, thriller
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:47

            Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction where the police are preparing to make a last stand to intercept them before they cross the border. Owens is reluctant to become involved but ultimately joins in with the law enforcement efforts

            Markimdb: 4.5
            Genrethriller, drama, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:48

            Three friends on a wilderness excursion must outrun a white collar criminal hellbent on retrieving his cash, but soon their greed turns them against each other. A modern re-telling of Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).

            Markimdb: 4.1
            Genrethriller, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:41

            A rabid film fan stalks his favorite action hero and destroys the star's life.

            Markimdb: 5.8
            Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:47

            In need of creative inspiration, a professionally stagnant and hard-partying Los Angeles artist recklessly indulges in a series of drug binges. As the narcotics fly out of control, so does her newfound and inexplicable, yet unquenchable, craving for blood.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:35

            A young writer begins an affair with an older woman from France whose open marriage to a diplomat dictates that they can meet only between the hours of 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

            Markimdb: 5.7
            Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
            CountryUSA

            A family vacation takes a terrifying turn when parents Paul and Wendy discover their young daughter has vanished without a trace. Stopping at nothing to find her, the search for the truth leads to a shocking revelation.

            Markimdb: 5.3
            Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:42

            An ambitious lawyer finds himself caught in a power struggle between a corrupt pharmaceutical executive and his firm’s senior partner. When the case takes a deadly turn, he must race to uncover the truth before he loses everything.

            Markimdb: 7.3
            Genredrama, crime, detective, biography
            CountryUSA, China, Hong Kong
            Duration02:30

            Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.

            Markimdb: 5.5
            Genrethriller, crime, detective
            CountryUSA, Spain

            Two wealthy businessmen are about to get away with $5 million in ill-gotten money until their plans are revealed by an uninvited house guest.

            Markimdb: 7.3
            Genredrama, western, history
            CountryUSA

            Spanning the years 1865 to 1890, The American West, will show how -- in the aftermath of the Civil War -- the United States transforms into the “land of opportunity.” Viewers will be transported into the violent world of cowboys, Indians, outlaws and law men. The 8-episode limited event series chronicles the personal, little-known stories of Western legends such as Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull. The series features exclusive interviews with notable names from classic Western films, including Robert Redford, James Caan, Burt Reynolds, Tom Selleck, Kiefer Sutherland, Mark Harmon, Ed Harris and more.

            Markimdb: 8.3
            Genrecomedy
            CountryUSA

            Zach hires a camera crew to film him throughout his daily life as a part of his quest to become an over-night celebrity - even though he possesses no real talent. From Zach's attempts to become a celebrity chef or a ring-tone recording artist to purposefully going missing, he'll try any avenue to get noticed and stop at nothing until he reaches fame.

            Markimdb: 7
            Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon, short
            CountryUSA, Canada
            Duration01:55

            Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home.

            Markimdb: 6.4
            Genrethriller, drama, detective
            CountryUSA, France
            Duration01:31

              Kat Connors is 17 years old when her perfect homemaker mother, Eve, disappears. Having lived for so long in an emotionally repressed household, she barely registers her mother's absence and certainly doesn't blame her doormat of a father, Brock, for the loss. But as time passes, Kat begins to come to grips with how deeply Eve's disappearance has affected her. Returning home on a break from college, she finds herself confronted with the truth about her mother's departure, and her own denial about the events surrounding it...

              Markimdb: 5.2
              Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, detective
              CountryCanada, USA
              Duration01:34

              The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.

              Markimdb: 4.1
              Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
              CountryUSA

              Woody Woodpecker is back with his signature laugh, wacky antics and wisecracks in the first ever live-action/animated film. Woody must protect his forest home from Lance Walters (Timothy Omundson) who starts building his dream mansion in the forest with his son, Tommy and fiancee Vanessa (Thaila Ayala). To make matters worse, he must avoid the clutches of two grizzly poachers. With a series of crazy hijinks to sabotage their plans, Woody proves he'll stop at nothing to defend his turf. Get ready for big laughs in this hilarious comedy about everyone's favourite woodpecker!

              Markimdb: 6.3
              Genrecomedy, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:30

              When her idolized twin sister Audrey dies in a car accident, Laurel decides to take her place. But, as she eases into the life she has always wanted, she must decide between continuing the lie or revealing herself.




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