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The Missiles of October (1974)
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy's book, "Thirteen Days," this film profiles the Kennedy Administration's actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Style:
political, tense, thought provoking, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
cold war, cuban missile crisis, president, cold war era, u.s. president, diplomacy, politics, nuclear threat, spy, missile, diplomat, armed forces, attorney general, intrigue, crisis, disaster, usa history, american politics, government, john f. kennedy, white house, war, heroes, military, battles ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, 1960s
Place:
cuba, washington d.c., usa, latin america
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Most similar movies to The Missiles of October
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, tense and political films with plots about politics, state affairs, cold war, u.s. president, military, president and spy mostly in Drama, Thriller and History genres. Some movies like The Missiles of October: Thirteen Days (2000), Fail Safe (1964), Fail Safe (2000), The Pentagon Papers (2003), Seven Days in May (1964). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
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, ...
Style:
political, tense, suspenseful, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot:
cold war, politics, spy, president, diplomacy, political intrigue, un, race against time, nuclear, cold war era, conspiracy, cuban missile crisis ...
Time:
y2k, year 2000, 60s, 20th century, year 1962
Place:
cuba, ussr, north america, the philippines, usa ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring. Director Sidney Lumet gives an atmospheric ...
Style:
tense, political, political thriller, realistic, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, nuclear holocaust, nuclear war, politics, nuclear threat, u.s. air force, military, nuclear explosion, atomic bomb, bomber, nightmare, nuclear bomb ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1967
Place:
russia, new york, washington d.c., usa, moscow russia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.
Style:
captivating, tense, serious, suspenseful, political ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, nuclear threat, nuclear holocaust, nuclear war, moral dilemma, politics, military life, disaster, danger, military, race against time, chaos ...
Time:
90s
Place:
russia
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
This compelling political drama is based on the true story of high-ranking Pentagon official Daniel Ellsberg, who, during the Nixon era, strove to preserve American democracy by leaking top-secret documents to the New York Times and Washington Post. ...
Style:
disturbing, sincere, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
whistleblower, politics, uncover truth, dishonesty, military, introspection, soldier, state affairs, head of state, political conspiracy, political corruption, vietnam war ...
Place:
new york, asia, usa, vietnam
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48%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A U.S. Army general alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
Style:
political thriller, tense, political, black and white, suspense ...
Plot:
cold war, conspiracy, politics, u.s. air force, white house, terrorism, president, coup d'etat, u.s. president, betrayal, mistress, espionage ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, future, 70s
Place:
austin texas, russia, texas, spain, america ...
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46%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
This is the story of the days directly after 9/11, and the president's whereabouts. Scheduled to air shortly before the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks, DC 9/11 takes an inside look at the Bush Administration, beginning with the ...
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, bleak, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
terrorism, head of state, life is a bitch, political conspiracy, politics, leadership, state affairs, danger, government agency, dishonesty, hijacking, 9/11 ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2001, 2000s
Place:
usa, new york, washington d.c., manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3 unless the President reveals details of a secret meeting held just after the start of the Vietnam ...
Style:
political thriller, political, neo noir, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
nuclear threat, vietnam war, cold war, president, u.s. president, danger, terrorism, conspiracy, nuclear missile, military, u.s. military, u.s. air force ...
Place:
montana, usa, vietnam, asia
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters. He is surprised to find top lawyers already on the defense case, and the discovery of ...
Style:
political thriller, political, cerebral, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
journalism, newspaper, political conspiracy, politics, conspiracy, political corruption, investigation, american politics, white house, investigative journalism, whistleblower, president ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973, year 1972, year 1976
Place:
washington d.c., usa, north america, miami, florida
Similarity:
44%
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659
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 282 min.
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Story:
Biography of the 1961-1963 presidency of John F. Kennedy
Style:
political, captivating, thought provoking, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
politics, u.s. president, president, crisis, biopic, american politics, cuban missile crisis, kennedy family, missile, intrigue, north american history, vietnam war ...
Time:
60s
Place:
washington d.c., cuba, north america, usa, dallas texas
Similarity:
44%
21K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
A French intelligence agent becomes embroiled in the Cold War politics first with uncovering the events leading up to the 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis, and then back to France to break up an international Russian spy ring.
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, retro ...
Plot:
espionage, cold war, spy, betrayal, secret agent, cuban missile crisis, undercover, surveillance, conspiracy, politics, kgb, government agency ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1962, year 1969
Place:
cuba, france, paris france, copenhagen, new york ...
Similarity:
43%
511
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In the midst of a personal crisis, junior senator Maggie Davidson (Holly) ascertains that she's the subject of a terrorist plot.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
save the day, political conspiracy, politics, danger, undercover, terrorism, rivalry, state affairs, dishonesty, murder, terrorist, propaganda ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in ...
Style:
tense, sexy, suspense, political, factual ...
Plot:
cold war, espionage, spy, double agent, cia, politics, corruption, conspiracy, mentor, secret agent, patriotism, invasion ...
Time:
year 1960, 1940s, 20th century, year 2006, year 1961 ...
Place:
cuba, usa, london, berlin germany, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
This is the story of the senior-level preparations for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 from the time of Dwight D. Eisenhower's appointment as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, to the establishment of the beachhead in Normandy. The film ...
Style:
tense, rough, serious, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
war, world war two, against the odds, president, battles, human spirit, military life, basic training, heroic mission, soldier, leadership, idealism ...
Time:
post world war two
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The President of the United States must deal with an international military crisis while confined to a Colorado diner during a freak snowstorm.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, independent film, talky, serious ...
Plot:
nuclear war, nuclear bomb, nuclear, politics, nuclear threat, diner, president, snow, usa politics, government, politician, nuclear explosion ...
Time:
future, year 1999, near future, 2000s, year 2008 ...
Place:
iraq, colorado, usa, baghdad iraq, korea ...
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
Style:
tense, political thriller, controversial, political, disturbing ...
Plot:
investigation, assassination, kennedy assassination, president, political conspiracy, conspiracy theory, legal, politics, cia, assassination of president, cold war era, courtroom ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 90s, year 1991, year 1963
Place:
america, washington d.c., north america, midwest, chile ...
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to make split-second decisions ...
Style:
tense, serious, factual, light, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
secret service, assassination, hospital, fbi, president, kennedy assassination, conspiracy theory, investigation, state affairs, doctors and patients, society, power relations ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s, 20th century
Place:
dallas texas, usa, austin texas, texas, california
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Cold War drama about two gung-ho border commanders (Roy Scheider, Jurgen Prochnow) who carry out their own private war against each other on the German - Czechoslovakia border.
Style:
grindhouse, political thriller, political, independent film, captivating ...
Plot:
cold war, border, spy, terrorism, winter, cold war era, world war two, iron curtain, 007, cannon, soldier, battles ...
Time:
80s
Place:
czechoslovakia, germany, vietnam, asia, europe
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from small-town nobody to leader of the USA, his decision to use the Atomic Bomb against Japan, and subsequent election as the US' post-war ...
Style:
political, historical drama, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
world war two, president, politics, world war one, usa president, politician, u.s. president, world war, world history, north american history, great war, intrigue ...
Time:
1950s, 1920s, 50s
Place:
north america, asia, usa, japan, missouri
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Through the eyes of the scientist in charge of the operation, we see the events leading to Israel developing her nuclear option in the 1960's.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, serious, realistic, tense
Plot:
politics, undercover, political intrigue, danger, state affairs, government agency, government facility, international crisis, mossad, nuclear, terrorism, spy ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
israel, middle east, lebanon, jerusalem, france ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: History, Sport, Thriller
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
political, suspense, clever, realistic, inspirational ...
Plot:
cold war, chess, contests and competitions, competition, espionage, international crisis, crisis, rivalry, fear, state affairs, politics, mission ...
Time:
20th century, year 1962, 60s
Place:
warsaw poland, usa, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Richard Widmark plays a hardened cold-war warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. Sidney Poitier is a reporter given permission to interview the captain during a routine patrol. Poitier gets more than he bargained for when the ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, atmospheric, political, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, submarine, war, navy, nuclear explosion, reporter, u.s. navy, confrontation, propaganda, battlefield, military, torpedo ...
Time:
60s
Place:
greenland, atlantic ocean, russia
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Colonel Casey discovers what appears to be plans by General Lloyd to use fake military excercises to assist Jack Giddings in his plans to remove President Foster from office. Colonel Casey, and President Foster must find evidence that there is a ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, political thriller
Plot:
coup d'etat, conspiracy, terrorism, political corruption, state affairs, betrayal, government agency, undercover, manhunt, special agent, revolution, danger ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A Senate investigation into the President's newly-nominated Secretary of State gives light to a secret from the past, which may not only ruin the candidate, but the President's character as well.
Style:
political, black and white, realistic, clever, thought provoking ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, politics, gay bar, courtroom drama, president, cold war, political corruption, journalism, american politics, corruption, government, secret past ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, 20th century, 70s, 1930s
Place:
washington d.c., new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Drama documentary based on Bill O'Reilly's and Martin Dugard's 2012 non-fiction book "Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot". It follows the parallel lives of John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald from the winter 1959-1960 to ...
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, stylized, captivating ...
Plot:
kennedy assassination, head of state, politics, assassination, couple relations, state affairs, brother brother relationship, american politics, husband wife relationship, death of brother, president, john f. kennedy ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1963, year 1962
Place:
usa, washington d.c., texas, russia, dallas texas
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
When Ben investigates the mysterious death of his sister, he is unaware that he is opening up a web of political intrigue. Ed Murphy, the White House Chief of Staff, becomes embroiled in a struggle to save the President from a humiliating scandal.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
president, u.s. president, murder, special agent, espionage, politics, undercover, dishonesty, government agency, heroes, state affairs, infidelity ...
Time:
70s
Place:
washington d.c.
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.
Style:
political, tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
usa president, whistleblower, fbi, scandal, cover-up, nixon, politics, journalism, husband wife relationship, secret, white house, lie ...
Time:
year 1974, 70s
Place:
washington d.c.
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
Real-life figures from the Cold War era mix with a fictional story based on a group of CIA operatives and their counterparts in the KGB, MI6, and the Mossad.
Style:
epic, captivating, tense, bleak, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, spy, cia, undercover, mole, politics, intrigue, secret lover, suspicion, double life, state affairs, betrayal ...
Time:
50s, 80s, 60s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
europe, germany, soviet union, cuba, west berlin west germany ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The film portrays MacArthur's (Gregory Peck) life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Truman (Ed Flanders) for insubordination, and is recounted in ...
Style:
melancholic, epic, intense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, military, biopic, politics, president, korean war, wartime, revolution, world war, pow, storytelling, lone hero ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 50s, 1950s
Place:
usa, the philippines, japan, australia, west point ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, India, Germany
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
suspense, historical drama, dramatic, period piece, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cold war, espionage, lawyer, spy, cia, agent, soviet spy, courtroom, politics, berlin wall, court, negotiation ...
Time:
year 1960, year 2015, 2010s, year 1957, 1950s ...
Place:
east germany, berlin germany, soviet union, new york, west germany ...
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
Style:
clever, tense, captivating, political thriller, suspenseful ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
cia, secret agent, politics, rescue mission, revolution, u.s. embassy, secret mission, propaganda, danger, hostage, undercover, espionage ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1979, year 1980, 20th century ...
Place:
middle east, iran, tehran iran, los angeles, istanbul turkey ...
Similarity:
40%
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