Movies like The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Trailer
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
7.5
PG-13
Buy/Rent
Duration: 135min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: John McTiernan
Plot: In November 1984, the Soviet Union was on the eve of Gorbachev's ascension to power, and it was also the height of the Cold War between the two superpowers. The Soviet Union developed a new nuclear submarine, the Red October, and put the veteran Ramius in charge of the ship's first sea trial exercises. By this time, the CIA had also acquired information about Red October. En route, Captain Ramius kills him and orders the submarine to change course. Is a top Soviet general secretly carrying a super-military submarine, the Red Moon October, to defect to the United States or to start a nuclear war?
Cast: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones
Keywords: based on novel or book, 1980s, cold war, submarine, u.s. navy, intelligence, political thriller, defection, ex military, jack ryan
Most similar movies to The Hunt for Red October (1990)
If you like The Hunt for Red October (1990),you might also like:
The Whistle Blower(1987) , The Postman Always Rings Twice(1946) , Damnation Alley(1977) , Point Blank(1967) , Where the River Runs Black(1986) , Around the World Under the Sea(1966) , The Iron Curtain(1948) , Infinite(2021) , Tarzan the Ape Man(1932) , The Hound of the Baskervilles(1939) , Odds Against Tomorrow(1959) , The Land That Time Forgot(1974) , Mortal Engines(2018) , 12 Strong(2018) , Countdown(1968)
Trailer
Damnation Alley (1977)
5.3
PG
Buy/Rent
Release Date: 1977-10-21
Duration: 91min
Country: US
Cast: George Peppard, Jan-Michael Vincent, Dominique Sanda, Paul Winfield, Kip Niven
Trailer
Where the River Runs Black (1986)
6.4
Watch Now
|
Free
Genre: Adventure
Release Date: 1986-09-19
Duration: 100min
Country: US
Cast: Charles Durning, Ajay Naidu, Divana Brandão, Peter Horton, Castulo Guerra
Trailer
Around the World Under the Sea (1966)
5.3
G
Buy/Rent
Release Date: 1966-06-22
Duration: 110min
Country: US
Cast: Lloyd Bridges, Brian Kelly, Shirley Eaton, David McCallum, Keenan Wynn
Trailer
The Land That Time Forgot (1974)
5.6
PG
Buy/Rent
Release Date: 1974-08-13
Duration: 90min
Country: US
Cast: Doug McClure, John McEnery, Susan Penhaligon, Keith Barron, Anthony Ainley
Trailer
Mortal Engines (2018)
6.1
PG-13
Buy/Rent
Release Date: 2018-12-14
Duration: 129min
Country: US
Cast: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Jihae, Ronan Raftery
Trailer
Countdown (1968)
5.9
NR
Buy/Rent
Release Date: 1968-05-01
Duration: 101min
Country: US
Cast: James Caan, Joanna Moore, Robert Duvall, Barbara Baxley, Charles Aidman