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The Hunt for Red October (1990)
7.5
PG-13
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
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7
R
Release Date: 1999-04-16
Duration: 101min
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American Psycho (2000)
7.6
R
Duration: 102min
Country: US
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Jumper (2008)
6.1
PG-13
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Duration: 88min
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Soylent Green (1973)
7
PG
Release Date: 1973-04-19
Duration: 97min
Country: US
Cast: Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors, Joseph Cotten, Brock Peters