The Andromeda Strain

During the height of the Cold War the US runs a classified project collecting samples from space.

One of the satellites suffers damage and re-enters Earth's atmosphere unexpectedly: landing near a small Nevada town.

No good will come of this.

CW: Animal experimentation

The Hunt for Red October

It is the height of the Cold War and the Soviet Union has developed a new submarine drive, essentially making a boat untrackable. The shakedown voyage of this new terrifying first strike weapon, the Red October, is handed to legendary submarine Captain Marko Ramius (Sean Connery).

CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin) has been following the development of the Red October and when it is detected leaving port there is great consternation in the US military command.

Shortly after leaving base, Captain Ramius kills his political officer, ignores his orders and plots a new course. Neither side knows his intentions.