30 Cold War Spy Movies to Watch
Explore 30 released cold war spy movies, selected for topic relevance and audience interest, with summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch.
Rank 1Movie
Bridge of Spies
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.
Runner-up picks
2Movie
Atomic Blonde
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.
3Movie
North by Northwest
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
More rankings
4MovieSpy Game
2001★ 6.9
5MovieThe Sum of All Fears
2002★ 6.4
6MovieThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
2015★ 7.1
7MovieTinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011★ 6.6
8MovieRed Joan
2018★ 6.6
9MovieThe Good Shepherd
2006★ 6.4
10MovieSpies Like Us
1985★ 6.2
11MovieThe Ipcress File
1965★ 6.8
12MovieThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965★ 7.1
13MovieThe Falcon and the Snowman
1985★ 6.4
14MovieFuneral in Berlin
1966★ 6.4
15MovieBillion Dollar Brain
1967★ 5.7
16MovieThe Chairman
1969★ 5.5
17MovieSpy in Your Eye
1965★ 5.6
18MovieJack Strong
2014★ 6.5
19MovieDespite the Falling Snow
2016★ 5.7
20MovieThe Double Man
1967★ 6.3
21MovieEnigma
1982★ 5.6
22MovieA Dandy in Aspic
1968★ 6.9
23Movie23
1998★ 6.8
24MovieThe Naked Runner
1967★ 6.1
25MovieThe Spy Who Went Into the Cold
2013★ 6.5
26MovieRunning Scared
1980★ 5.0
27MovieThe Flying Saucer
1950★ 3.9
28MovieMaster Spy
2016★ 5.4
29MovieThe Mind Benders
1963★ 6.3
30MovieWalk a Crooked Mile
1948★ 6.2
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Explore 30 released cold war spy movies, selected for topic relevance and audience interest, with summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch.
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