Cold War Movies
War movies about “The Cold War” between the United States and the Soviet Union from the late 40′s through the 1980′s.
Top Gun (1986, Blu Ray)
If, like me, you were alive in 1986, and of movie-going age, you've seen Top Gun. Probably several times. You probably used a few of the one-liners at some point, whether you realized it or not. It was a pivotal blockbuster of the day, and I'd even say it has become a part of... »
X-Men: First Class… War Movie or No?
Watched X-Men: First Class last night. So, is it a war movie or not? Sure its a total fantasy-fest, re-writing the history around the Cuban missile crisis and there's plenty of covert CIA and US vs. Russia military action at the end, a bit of WWII Nazi treachery, and probably the biggest U-boat the... »
Fail Safe (2000)
Ah the classics, such as 1964's Fail Safe, based on the Burdick novel of the same name.... And then somebody gets the bright idea to remake it. Not just "reboot it", but remake it more-or-less verbatim. That's what happened with 2000's Live TV experiment Fail Safe. Now, the original film is a real gem. ... »
The Starfighters (1964)
I figured I'd throw this one up as a lark. As an "I dare you to watch this" type of thing. Oh, and it'll be one of the few times I get to mention Mystery Science Theater 3000 on this site, so WIN. The Starfighters is a Cold War airplane flick, plain (ha) and... »
Bombers B-52 (1957)
Take a story that likely resonated with a lot of people circa 1957, add in a dash of romance with an attractive leading lady, an overprotective father figure, and top it off with lots of cold war paranoia... oh, and I almost forgot. AIRPLANES. Lots of them. Big ones. Like the B-52. Yeah, now... »
Radio Bikini (1988)
Radio Bikini is a short documentary that explores the "able" and "baker" nuclear weapons tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946. Actually the movie is sort of a two-fold documentary. One part examines the "takeover" of the atoll by American forces and the subsequent "relocation" of the native peoples. Basically they fed them a bunch... »
On The Beach (1959)
1959's On The Beach is a chilling look at what a post-apocalyptic future might look like, from the viewpoint of people who escaped the initial torrent of destruction. It seems that Australia has "dodged the bullet" as it were, and was spared annihilation. US Submarine captain Lionel Towers (Gregory Peck) brings his ship into... »
The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming (1966)
The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming!! Yeah, its a play on the old Paul Revere standby, but I have to say I was somewhat disappointed with "Russians." Billed as a "wacky" "zany" comedy (yeah, that's never good) it fails to soundly deliver on its promise of knee slapping comedy. The fun starts... »
Thirteen Days (2000)
The closest the world ever came to all-out nuclear war, when the clock read two minutes to midnight, and the nation held its breath... Those Thirteen Daysin October of 1962 will forever live in history as the height of the cold war, and a landmark of a situation never to get into again. So,... »
The Final Countdown (1980)
Awww, come on. If you were alive in the 1980's you've seen The Final Countdown. It was on TV like every other weekend on one of the big cable networks. And you watched it. Every time. Because it was cool. You know what? It still is. Maybe its just the nostalgia factor but I... »
