Movies Like Fail Safe

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Sum of All Fears

2002·2h 4m·★ 6.5·Phil Alden Robinson

Themes: atomic bomb, cold war, usa presidentFans also likedStarring James Cromwell

The Day After

1983·2h 7m·★ 7.0·Nicholas Meyer

Themes: nuclear war, cold warFans also likedDrama & TV Movie

Thirteen Days

2000·2h 25m·★ 7.3·Roger Donaldson

Themes: atomic bomb, cold war, usa presidentFans also liked

Oppenheimer

2023·3h 1m·★ 8.2·Christopher Nolan

Themes: atomic bomb, moral dilemmaFans also liked

The War Game

1966·48m·★ 7.9·Peter Watkins

Themes: nuclear war, cold warFans also liked

The Hi-Lo Country

1998·1h 54m·★ 6.1·Stephen Frears

Both star John Diehl & Sam ElliottDir. Stephen Frears

The Man Who Saved the World

2014·2h·★ 7.5·Peter Anthony

Themes: nuclear war, cold warStarring Walter Cronkite

Dangerous Liaisons

1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

TMDB recommendsDir. Stephen Frears

Godzilla

1998·2h 19m·★ 5.5·Roland Emmerich

TMDB recommendsStarring Hank Azaria

Rosemary's Baby

1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Don't Look Now

1973·1h 50m·★ 7.1·Nicolas Roeg

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Niels Mueller

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Crash

1996·1h 40m·★ 6.4·David Cronenberg

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama

Sliver

1993·1h 47m·★ 5.1·Phillip Noyce

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

The People

1972·1h 14m·★ 5.8·John Korty

TMDB recommendsDrama & TV Movie

Watchmen

2009·2h 43m·★ 7.6·Zack Snyder

Themes: nuclear war, usa president

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

2009·1h 28m·★ 7.1·Robert Harmon

Fans also likedDrama & TV Movie & Thriller

By Dawn's Early Light

1990·1h 41m·★ 6.9·Jack Sholder

Fans also likedTV Movie & Drama & Thriller

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

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Aparajito

1956·1h 50m·★ 8.2·Satyajit Ray

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