Movies Like Ice Station Zebra
If you liked Ice Station Zebra (1968), a thriller and adventure movie directed by John Sturges, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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The Hunt for Red October (1990)
★ 7.4/10Also thrillerA new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst…
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The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and thrillerRussian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the…
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Hell and High Water (1954)
★ 6/10Also adventureA privately-financed scientist and his colleagues hire an ex-Navy officer to conduct an Alaskan submarine expedition in order to prevent a Red Chinese anti-American plot that may lead to World War III. Mixes deviously…
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Eye of the Needle (1981)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerGreat Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an…
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K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerWhen Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
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Crimson Tide (1995)
★ 7.2/10Also thrillerAfter the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to…
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The Saint (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and adventureSimon Templar (The Saint), is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the Russian government, as well as the woman who holds its…
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The Tamarind Seed (1974)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerDuring a Caribbean holiday, a British civil servant finds herself falling in love with a Russian agent.
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The Courier (2020)
★ 7/10Also thrillerCold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
★ 7.1/10Also adventureAt the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo…
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and adventureEthan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe — with the world's governments and a mysterious ghost from Hunt's…
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller and adventureEthan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt to…
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For Your Eyes Only (1981)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and thrillerA British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.
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The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
★ 8.4/10Also adventureThe epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile…
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The Russia House (1990)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerBarley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also adventureThe surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
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Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerSmilla Jaspersen attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apartment building. Suspecting wrongdoing, Smilla uncovers a trail of clues leading towards a secretive corporation that…
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You Only Live Twice (1967)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and adventureA mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.
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Spies Like Us (1985)
★ 6.2/10Also adventureTwo bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.
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The Host (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also adventureA parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to…