The Hunt for Red October
A new, technologically-superior Soviet sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it — because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find him, too.
Director: John McTiernan
Stars: Alec Baldwin Courtney B. Vance James Earl Jones Joss Ackland Peter Firth Richard Jordan Sam Neill Scott Glenn Sean Connery Stellan Skarsgård
Patriot Games
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
Director: Phillip Noyce
Stars: Anne Archer Harrison Ford James Earl Jones James Fox Patrick Bergin Polly Walker Richard Harris Samuel L. Jackson Sean Bean Thora Birch