Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "east-versus-west"

1. Atomic Blonde (2017)

R | 115 min | Action, Thriller

An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.

Director: David Leitch | Stars: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Eddie Marsan

Votes: 206,607 | Gross: $51.69M

2. Once Upon a Time in China (1991)

R | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung fights against foreign forces' plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector.

Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Biao Yuen, Jacky Cheung

Votes: 19,898

3. Deutschland 83 (2015)

TV-MA | 42 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Martin Rauch is recruited by the HVA to infiltrate the West Germany army. As a rookie spy, his decisions constantly put his cover at risk and force his agency to take extreme measures.

Stars: Jonas Nay, Maria Schrader, Ulrich Noethen, Sylvester Groth

Votes: 15,030

4. Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)

R | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

Arriving by train in Guangzhou, 1895, the trio fight off White Lotus followers, who want to kill all foreigners and the cute, European dressed 13th Aunt. It's not kung fu master Dr. Wong's (Jet Li) last fight.

Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Siu Chung Mok, David Chiang

Votes: 10,637

5. 1945-1953: From World War to Cold War (2018)

Documentary, History, War

A look back to the end of the second World War, where the world was struggling to recover after the death and destruction caused by the six-year global conflict.

Stars: Curtis Roosevelt, François Kersaudy, André Kaspi, Robert Franck

Votes: 37

6. StarLancer (2000 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Playing as the latest faceless nameless volunteered member of the Tiger squadron, help the losing Western Alliance push back the overwhelming forces of traitorous Eastern Coalition based near Jupiter, as well as space pirates.

Director: Erin Roberts | Stars: François Chau, Greg Ellis, Charles Fathy, David R. Jarrott

Votes: 66

7. Kennedy (2023)
Episode: Into the Political Jungle (1946-1956) (2023)

Documentary, Biography, History

Coming home after the Second World War, Kennedy begins a career in politics, running for the House of Representatives in Massachusetts.

Director: Ashton Gleckman | Stars: Peter Coyote, David Nasaw, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, John T. Shaw

Votes: 30

8. Kennedy (2023)
Episode: The Kennedy Machine (1956-1960) (2023)

Documentary, Biography, History

Kennedy sets into motion an unprecedented 5-year campaign for the Presidency, revolutionizing modern campaigning and the use of television.

Director: Ashton Gleckman | Stars: Peter Coyote, Julian Zelizer, Curtis Wilkie, Martin W. Sandler

Votes: 31

9. Kennedy (2023)
Episode: The Torch Has Passed (January 1961 - December 1961) (2023)

Documentary, Biography, History

The youngest President ever elected, Kennedy faces the height of the Cold War and a national civil rights crisis.

Director: Ashton Gleckman | Stars: Peter Coyote, Conan O'Brien, Chris Matthews, Charles K. Ross

Votes: 29

10. Kennedy (2023)
Episode: Crisis (January 1962 - October 1962) (2023)

Documentary, Biography, History

After Nuclear weapons are placed 90 miles from the Florida coast in Cuba, Kennedy faces his ultimate trial, the most dangerous moment in human history.

Director: Ashton Gleckman | Stars: Peter Coyote, Andrew Cohen, Richard Lipsey, J. Randy Taraborrelli

Votes: 28

11. Traitor/Patriot (2022)
Episode: France's Man in Moscow (2022)

Documentary, History, War

Vladimir Vetrov was a KGB officer who worked for the French intelligence service. The "Farewell Document," shared with President Reagan included Soviet intelligence gained by Vetrov.

Directors: Maria Berry, Marek Bures | Stars: Eric Raynaud, David Charney, Calder Walton, Sergey Kostin

12. Traitor/Patriot (2022)
Episode: The Romeo Project (2022)

Documentary, History, War

Gabrielle Kleim was one of many women working in West Germany targeted by "Romeo Spies." Duped into sharing intelligence for love at the behest of the "Man Without a Face", East German HVA Chief Marcus Wolf.

Directors: Maria Berry, Marek Bures | Stars: James M. Olson, Paul Maddrell, H. Keith Melton, David Charney

13. Traitor/Patriot (2022)
Episode: The Gentleman Spy: George Blake (2022)

Documentary, History, War

While a prisoner in North Korea, George Blake was recruited by the Soviets to spy on the British. He was caught and sentenced to prison but escaped to the Soviet Union.

Directors: Maria Berry, Marek Bures | Stars: Roger Hermiston, Mark Stout, David Major, Mark Kelton

14. The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History (2022–2023)
Episode: The Fall of the Berlin Wall - 1989 (2023)

Documentary, History

In 1989, the Berlin Wall was knocked down. The Soviet Union begins to come apart.

Directors: Edmund Duff, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Paul Maddrell, Adam Roberts, Richard John Evans, Hope M. Harrison

15. Beyond the Myth: The SS Unveiled (2022– )
Episode: Unrepentant: The SS and its Myth After 1945 (2022)

Documentary, History, War

Drawing a line to the present, the atrocities of the SS are beyond all doubt, yet, there is a cult surrounding 'old comrades' today.

Director: Carsten Binsack | Stars: James Milano, Peter Hammerschmidt, Benjamin Ferencz, Bastian Hein

16. American Dynasties: The Kennedys (2018)
Episode: Brothers in Arms (2018)

42 min | Documentary, History

A confident, popular John F. Kennedy is sworn in as the youngest ever elected American president, but he will have to rely on his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, to help him navigate the disasters of 1961.

Director: Tim Dunn | Stars: Martin Sheen, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Patrick J. Kennedy, Richard Mahoney

Votes: 55