re: Best Cold War spy movies that you&#39;ve seen?

Posted by Saint Alfonzo

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Posted on 2/29/20 at 11:23 am to cubsfan5150

The Man Who Knew Too Little

Posted by Tubedog13

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Posted on 2/29/20 at 2:28 pm to cubsfan5150

Bridge of Spies

Posted by shinerfan

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Posted on 2/29/20 at 2:35 pm to cigsmcgee

quote:
Little Drummer Girl

I didn't know this had been done, loved the book. It's only on Sundance?

Posted by scrooster

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Posted on 2/29/20 at 3:10 pm to cubsfan5150

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

But I mean, wtf? "Only true ones?"

There is no such thing as any movie ever made being "true." That's why they put "based" in front of "on a true story" rather than "this is exactly how it happened y'all."

Name one that's true. Any movie ever done that's true.

Posted by cigsmcgee

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Posted on 2/29/20 at 4:01 pm to shinerfan

quote:
t's only on Sundance?

it aired on AMC, i just bought the season on Google Play.

theres also an 80s movie version w/ diane keaton as well, but i havent seen it yet.

Posted by Pandy Fackler

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Posted on 2/29/20 at 4:09 pm to cubsfan5150

Does Three days of the Condor belong in this discussion?

Posted by Azazello

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Posted on 3/1/20 at 7:37 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82

quote:
No Way Out

I saw this mentioned in here and decided to watch it last night.

Maybe yall haven't seen this movie in a while? I thought it was terrible, maybe 4/10.

Posted by VOR

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Posted on 3/1/20 at 8:27 am to cubsfan5150

“The spy who came in from the cold”

Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82

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Posted on 3/1/20 at 10:10 am to Azazello

quote:
Maybe yall haven't seen this movie in a while? I thought it was terrible, maybe 4/10.

The execution was cheesy but it was a good plot.

But as Kafka mentions, it's a remake of The Big Clock (different setting but same idea). I'm gonna watch that movie, maybe today.

Posted by cubsfan5150

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Posted on 3/1/20 at 12:42 pm to RollTide1987

Just finished bridge of spies... that was exactly what I was looking for. I need to get back to Germany.

Posted by TheFonz

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Posted on 3/1/20 at 3:22 pm to cubsfan5150

Top Secret!

Posted by Presidio

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Posted on 3/1/20 at 4:09 pm to cubsfan5150

mini-series, not movie but Smiley's People was excellent

Posted by WaltTeevens

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Posted on 3/1/20 at 9:41 pm to cubsfan5150

I haven't seen too many spy movies, but Bridge of Spies was good. I liked the glimpse into how a spy operates. Was it at all accurate? I have no clue.

Posted by Porkchop Express

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Posted on 3/1/20 at 9:54 pm to WaltTeevens

I wouldn't put it in the top spy movie category, but the recent film "Anna" is a worth a watch.

It's hard to judge the "best" spy movie because they can be so many genres to judge, dramas (TTSS), action (James Bond), thriller (No Way Out), or comedy (Dr. Strangelove).

Posted by nctiger71

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Posted on 3/1/20 at 10:39 pm to cubsfan5150

A couple of Alfred Hitchcock movies:
The Torn Curtain
Topaz

Been a while since I’ve seen these; probably not the best but not bad.