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Cold War
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Carries a strong pull into television through power and South Asia.
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The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
Carries a strong pull into film through after-hours and longing.
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Cold Street Homicide
Carries a strong pull into film through urban isolation and after-hours.
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The Queen's Gambit
Carries a strong pull into music through power and after-hours.
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Carries a strong pull into music through after-hours and longing.
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Cold Call
2010s
Cold Call is a 2019 television series from United Kingdom, shaped by named creators. It helps the serial catalog read as a real field of seasons, institutions, and recurring pressure. Rooted in United Kingdom. Engages with nature, surveillance. In the index for the quality of its sustained storytelling.
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
1960s
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a 1963 Cold War spy novel by the British author John le Carré. It depicts Alec Leamas, a British intelligence officer, being sent to East Germany as a faux defector to sow disinformation about a powerful East German intelligence officer. As with le Carré's previous novels Call fo...
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The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
2000s
Wordless guitar anthems built on patience and crescendo. Texas post-rock as open-sky emotional release.
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Spy x Family
2020s
A spy, an assassin, and a telepath form a fake family. Cold War comedy meets genuine warmth.
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Counterpart
A UN employee discovers a parallel dimension. Cold War espionage meets sci-fi identity crisis.
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 2011 Cold War spy film directed by Tomas Alfredson. The screenplay was written by Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan, based on John le Carré's 1974 novel. The film stars an ensemble cast including Gary Oldman as George Smiley, with Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark...
Television 2020s
Cold Courage
Cold Courage is a 2020 television series from United Kingdom, shaped by named creators. It helps the serial catalog read as a real field of seasons, institutions, and recurring pressure. Rooted in United Kingdom. Engages with nature, surveillance. In the index for the quality of its sustained storytelling.
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The Queen's Gambit
An orphaned chess prodigy battles addiction and Cold War opponents. Chess as character study.
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Music 2010s
Cold Street Homicide