1. "The Fog of War"
   "The Manchurian Candidate"
2. "Kiss Me Deadly"

"The Manchurian Candidate" stoked Cold War fears of the U.S. being subverted by Communist agents.

1. "Red Dawn"
   "Stripes"
2. "Twilight's Last Gleaming"

"Red Dawn" starred Patrick Swayze.

1. "The Hunt for Red October"
   "Moscow on the Hudson"
2. "Endgame"

"The Hunt for Red October" was both the first Tom Clancy novel and the first movie based on a Tom Clancy novel.

1. "Hackers"
   "Night Without Stars"
2. "WarGames"

"A strange game. The only winning move is not to play." That classic line is from "WarGames."

1. "Operation Leopard"
   "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold"
2. "Beyond the Curtain"

"The Spy Who Came in From the Cold" is based on a novel by John le Carre.

1. "The Missiles of October"
   "Fail Safe"
2. "The 49th Man"

Lumet's direction of "Fail Safe" has the intimacy and claustrophobia of a play in a small theater.

1. "The Spy Who Loved Me"
   "Diamonds Are Forever"
2. "From Russia With Love"

Tatiana Romanova came "From Russia With Love."

1. "Raging Bull"
   "Man on a Tightrope"
2. "Our Man in Havana"

Alec Guinness, whom most people today know for playing Obi-Wan Kenobe, starred in "Our Man in Havana."

1. "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace"
   "Man of Steel"
2. "Superman III"

"Superman IV" pitted Supes against the Nuclear Man and his own self-doubt.

1. "The Falcon and the Snowman"
   "Born American"
2. "The Long Kiss Goodnight"

The title "The Falcon and the Snowman" comes from the code names adopted by the two men, who were into falconry and dealing cocaine, respectively.

1. "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"
   "Good Night, and Good Luck"
2. "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"

Oldman earned a best actor Oscar nomination for "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."

1. "The Bedford Incident"
   "The Whip Hand"
2. "The Caine Mutiny"

"The Bedford Incident" is fictional, but it's still a dark and chilling Cold War tale.

1. "Night Crossing"
   "White Nights"
2. "The Young Lovers"

"White Nights" features dancing sequences by co-stars Gregory Hines and Mikhail Baryshnikov.

1. "Iron Eagle"
   "Firefox"
2. "Flight of the Intruder"

"Firefox" starred (and was produced and directed by) Clint Eastwood.

1. "Blast From the Past"
   "Ice Station Zebra"
2. "In Like Flint"

Yes, it's Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone in "Blast From the Past," one of the few outright comedies in this quiz.

1. "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"
   "Spies Like Us"
2. "Walk a Crooked Mile"

Stanley Kubrick's Cold War classic "Dr. Strangelove" highlights the absurdity of nuclear aggression.

1. "Artists and Models"
   "The Living Daylights"
2. "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind"

Chuck Barris, host of "The Dating Game," is the subject of "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind."

1. "The Maltese Falcon"
   "The Third Man"
2. "The Woman in the Window"

"The Third Man" is one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

1. "The 7th Dawn"
   "The Day After"
2. "Seven Days in May"

"The Day After" remains the highest rated TV movie ever broadcast.

1. "Dark of the Sun"
   "On the Beach"
2. "This Is Not a Test"

"On the Beach" is not a terribly uplifting movie.

1. "The Challenge"
   "Rocky IV"
2. "Dangerous Moves"

It's Rocky Balboa versus Ivan Drago to avenge the death of Apollo Creed in "Rocky IV."

1. "The Day the Earth Stood Still"
   "The Thing From Another World"
2. "Plan 9 From Outer Space"

The title "The Day the Earth Stood Still" refers to the alien shutting down all electrical power on Earth as a demonstration of his sincerity (and ability to make good on his threats).

1. "The Butterfly Effect"
   "The League of Extraordinary Gentleman"
2. "Watchmen"

"Watchmen" is based on Alan Moore's graphic novel of the same name.

1. "Blood Alley"
   "The Fearmakers"
2. "Invasion USA"

"Invasion USA" is on the nose as far as titles go.

1. "Tigerfish Down"
   "Ice Station Zebra"
2. "Far North"

"Ice Station Zebra" is based on an Alistair MacLean novel.

1. "Empire's End"
   "Dancer in the Dark"
2. "When the Wind Blows"

"When the Wind Blows" is undoubtedly one of the most depressing movies ever made. It's painful to even think about ever watching it again.

1. "Break in the Circle"
   "Seven Days in May"
2. "The French Connection"

The events of the movie take place over "Seven Days in May."

1. "Space Monster"
   "Battle of the Worlds"
2. "The Thing From Another World"

"The Thing From Another World" has been remade several times, with some of the remakes classics in their own right. But the 1951 version is surprisingly terrifying.

1. "Topaz"
   "Red Nightmare"
2. "Thirteen Days"

It's "Thirteen Days" of tension and fear.

1. "The Ipcress File"
   "Blowup"
2. "Dog Day Afternoon"

"The Ipcress File" turns out to be a method of brainwashing captive scientists.