Anti-Communist movies

[Parliament 14249]

I think(?) we all here dislike Communism, and generally favor America.   So what are your favorite movies that paint America as the good guy, and Communism as bad.  Unapologetic jingoism is fine for your answer.  War movies, dramas, comedies and I guess a musical if that's your thing.

And so we don't get 100 replies of "Red Dawn," Rocky 4" and Top Gun 1 & 2" let's all assume those are great movies.

What you got?

I'm gonna throw in Bridge of Spies, and as a dark horse, Night Crossing.  Based on a true story, some East Germans made a hot air balloon to gtfo of East Germany.  Made quite an impression on a young Parliament.  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082810/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_160_act

Edited January 13, 2023 by Parliament

[Parliament 14249]

ETA: Night Crossing doesn't mention the US, but I'm throwing it in anyway.  Let's not overthink it here.

[AUS-97HORN 11757]

The Living Daylights

Rambo III

Missing in Action I

Missing in Action II

Missing in Action III

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

The Deer Hunter

The Manchurian Candidate

[futureman 22444]

Red Dawn.

also, Rocky IV

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World War III (Cathy Lee Crosby/Rock Hudson one)

The Day After

Manchurian Candidate (original)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Star Wars: A New Hope

Toy Story 3

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Invasion USA

The Beast of Yucca Flats

[NorthLoop 14183]

Hot Tub Time Machine 

[Macanudo 12975]

Did anyone say Red Dawn yet?

[skeeter 454]

The Bedford Incident

Hunt for Red October

Ice Station Zebra

…. if it’s not a Navy movie, it ain’t shit.  

Edited January 13, 2023 by skeeter

[Dewey 3286]

Invasion USA

 

[SimonBolivar 10957]

The Battleship Potemkin...wait.

[kingkoopa6 8347]

Wait.  I misread topic. My bad 

[kingkoopa6 8347]

Miracle on Ice 

[Victor Lazlo 1776]

 

Stripes, duh

[gofuckyourself 8208]

Spies Like Us

[DixonHur 11296]

Manchurian Candidate

[Gil Bang 25922]

"wacka-mole"

Edited January 13, 2023 by Gil Bang

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patton

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2 hours ago, Macanudo said:

Did anyone say Red Dawn yet?

 

lock the thread. 

[RomaVicta 29902]

Dr. Strangelove. 

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2 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

 

Star Wars: A New Hope

 

The Empire doesn’t seem communist or anything else to me. The could just as easily be the British empire, the monguls, or the ny Yankees. 

[seven 1367]

The death of Stalin

[Massive Horn 41]

Panochitas Gorditas 2.  Panochitas Gorditas 1 had some tag teaming. 

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Devotion is pretty good.

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7 hours ago, Parliament said:

I think(?) we all here dislike Communism,

 

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Highly recommend

 

 

Hilarious

 

 

Good

 

 

Classic 80's

 

 

Obligatory

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The Falcon and the Snowman

Ninotchka

No Way Out

Local Hero

UK movies below-

The Man Between

Spy Who Came In From the Cold

 

 

 

[BabaYaga 15289]

Charlie Wilson's War

The Good Shephard

Salt

The Recruit

The Courier

Avengers - Winter Soldier....;)

 

[HamsterHookah 112]

Hail, Caesar! by Coen Bros struck me as a send up making fun of real life political communists and laymen commies.

Edited January 13, 2023 by HamsterHookah

[HouTex 1866]

Amerika (1987 mini-series)

[Dewey 3286]

How many academy awards did Anthony Edwards win for his role in Gotcha! ? Guy was a powerhouse in that movie. 

[Macanudo 12975]

Did anyone say Red Dawn yet?

[Hermanator 7032]

9 hours ago, Massive Horn said:

Panochitas Gorditas 2.  Panochitas Gorditas 1 had some tag teaming. 

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Edited January 13, 2023 by Hermanator

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2 hours ago, Dewey said:

How many academy awards did Anthony Edwards win for his role in Gotcha! ? Guy was a powerhouse in that movie. 

It got him a backseat in an F-14.

[YGIFS 19449]

2 minutes ago, RPM said:

It got him a backseat in an F-14.

Yeah, but he adjusted the seat wrong.  

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13 hours ago, gofuckyourself said:

Spies Like Us

Are there any Paraguayans here?

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6 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Yeah, but he adjusted the seat wrong.  

and became a legend

[Macanudo 12975]

32 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Yeah, but he adjusted the seat wrong.  

Talk to me, Goose.

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[YGIFS 19449]

"Def-Con 4"---awful movie and there's no Russians.  But our paranoia does us in internally.  

Also, though it has now morphed into a kind of oligarchical-communist hybrid...there's a fantastic anti-Russia movie taking place right now on the news called the war in Ukraine starring all her Allies.  It's a fantastic underdog tale where Russia gets it stuffed up their ass.  But I forget, some people rooted for Drago

[GoPokes83 2240]

I’m really into old movies. Here’s a list of anti-commie movies made in the 50’s during the Red Scare. Pretty sure I’ve seen them all.

https://guides.lib.uw.edu/c.php?g=341346&p=2303736

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[DeepEastTexas 640]

Atomic Blonde.

Charlize!!!!

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12 hours ago, HouTex said:

Amerika (1987 mini-series)

Forgot all about that one, but it's in their with World War III and The Day After.

Amerika's cast... Kris Kristofferson, Mariel Hemingway, Sam Neill, Robert Urich, and a 17-year-old Lara Flynn Boyle in her first major role. 

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WarGames

[HornOnTheBayou 8919]

Have any of you heard about Red Dawn? It's kind of a cult classic from the 80s that most people don't know about. I'm probably the only one on this site that has actually watched it.

[DougO 5243]

 

Commies and weed, depending on which edit. Probably a lot of folks conflicted about this one.

 

Wikipedia; 

• In some European markets, the film was retitled as Marijuana and omitted the communist angle, making the villains drug dealers, instead. This was achieved entirely through script changes and dubbing.

 

 

[DougO 5243]

41 minutes ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

Have any of you heard about Red Dawn? It's kind of a cult classic from the 80s that most people don't know about. I'm probably the only one on this site that has actually watched it.

Probably purged from a lot of memories after the Wolverines were defeated by TCU.

 

Edited January 16, 2023 by DougO

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Highlander

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