6 Movies That You Should Watch to Better Understand The Cold War

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

This remake of the 1956 movie of the same name was directed by Philip Kaufman and starred by Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright and Leonard Nimoy. The plot turns around a group of people who discover that humans are being replaced, one by one, with extraterrestrial clones devoid of human emotion, which plan to take over entire cities and maybe even the whole world
During the Cold War, sci-fi filmmakers have been particularly inclined to include political views into their films, and many have regarded this flick as a portrayal of the silent dangers of an expansionist communist ideology together with the need to do whatever within our reach to prevent it from spreading.

Interesting facts:
Kevin McCarthy, the star of the original film plays a small role in the remake. Don Siegel, director of the original feature, also has one.

Scores:
7.4/10 – IMDb
96% – Rotten Tomatoes