Thirteen Days (2000)

The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the Soviet-allied island of Cuba.

Genres: History, Thriller

What to watch after Thirteen Days

• No Way Out (1987) — Roger Donaldson directed both
• 13 Hours (2016) — Same feel: tense, dramatic
• Fail Safe (2000) — Same subject: usa president, atomic bomb
• Zero Dark Thirty (2012) — Same feel: tense, serious
• JFK (1991) — Same subject: usa president, politics
• A Midnight Clear (1992)