Movies like Twilight's Last Gleaming

A dark comedy about the absurdity of nuclear tensions and warfare that resonates with the same cold war paranoia as Twilight's Last Gleaming, with a starkly different but equally poignant tonal range.

While more action-driven, Executive Decision provides a similar airplane hijacking plot with high-level government implications that resonates with the core hostages-and-nukes scenario in Twilight's Last Gleaming.

Exploring similar themes of nuclear warfare and mutiny within the military, Crimson Tide is a powerful submarine thriller that should resonate with viewers who are drawn to the gripping tension found in Twilight's Last Gleaming.

This film offers a realistic portrayal of the Kennedy administration during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a period of tension that echoes the Cold War atmosphere and brinkmanship featured in Twilight's Last Gleaming.