The Best The Cold War Documentaries
100 hand-picked The Cold War documentaries, free to watch in HD and 4K on Dr Documentary.
The German-Soviet War: The Most Brutal Conflict in History2026•1h 30m•4K•★8.5
The ENTIRE History of The Soviet Union (USSR Documentary)2026•3h 20m•HD•★8.5
Former KGB and CIA Spies Recall the Battle for Berlin2024•53m•4K•★8.3
Battlefield: Great Battles of WWII - Episode 3: USSR vs Japan2025•1h 38m•4K•★8.3
The Silent Front: Spies and Secrets of the Cold War2025•1h 30m•4K•★8.3
Meet the Real Cold War Spies of BRIXMIS2024•45m•4K•★8.3
The CIA vs the KGB: Berlin and the City of Spies2026•53m•4K•★8.3
Cold War: MAD World – Superpowers2023•52m•HD•★8.3
Battleground Berlin: CIA vs KGB in the Cold War2025•51m•4K•★8.2
The Russian Spy in NATO: Soviet Espionage During the Cold War2025•56m•4K•★8.2
The Cold War Under the Surface: CIA vs KGB2025•53m•4K•★8.2
Cold War's Deadliest Battle: Spies in the Shadows2024•53m•4K•★8.2
Cold War: MAD World – Paranoia2023•52m•HD•★8.2
Cold War Relics: East Germany's Underground Secrets2022•42m•HD•★8.2
How the CIA Used Modern Art as a Cold War Weapon2022•18m•HD•★8.1
Cold War: MAD World – Revolution2023•52m•HD•★8.1
The Soviet Steamroller2025•51m•HD•★8.0
The Story of Nikita Khrushchev: From Stalin’s Shadow to the Cold War2025•52m•HD•★8.0
Operation Barbarossa: When the Nazis Invaded the Soviet Union2020•49m•HD•★8.0
Operation Uranus: The Soviet's Lethal Trap at Stalingrad2020•49m•HD•★8.0
CIA vs KGB: How Spies Really Won the Cold War2025•53m•HD•★8.0
World War II in Colour - Episode 8: The Soviet Steamroller - Free Documentary History2025•51m•HD•★8
Inside the Ruins of the USSR: Chernobyl to Beelitz2025•54m•HD•★8.0
Nuclear Doomsday Devices: The Cold War's Ultimate Weapons2025•1h 39m•HD•★8.0
Gorbachev's USSR: The Events That Led to the Collapse of the Soviet Union2023•52m•HD•★8.0
The Secret Air Skirmishes of the Cold War2021•53m•HD•★8.0
The Berlin Wall, Our Family and US2019•42m•HD•★8.0
How a Kgb Spy Infiltrated Nato High Command2018•54m•HD•★8.0
The Hunt for the Lost Cold War Nuke at the Bottom of the Pacific Ocean2022•45m•HD•★8.0
When a Soviet Mine Layer Collided With a U-boat2018•56m•HD•★8.0
Karosta: Life After the USsr2018•48m•HD•★8.0
Kamchatka Peninsula: Exploring Siberia's Cold War 'Forbidden Zone'2019•50m•HD•★8.0
How the CIA and Kgb Fought Over Berlin2018•52m•HD•★8.0
The Cold War Superplane That Carried US Nukes2023•56m•HD•★8.0
Baltic Offensive: How the Soviets Re-occupied the Baltic States2023•45m•HD•★8.0
Communist Revolutionaries: When USsr Came Knocking on Reagan's Borders2023•51m•HD•★8.0
Nukes, Afghanistan & a Missing Plane: The Human Cost of the Cold War2023•51m•HD•★8.0
Meet the Aircraft Saved Millions of Germans During Cold War2023•43m•HD•★8.0
Inside Kremlin: The Years That Led to the Fall of the Soviet Union2022•50m•HD•★8.0
H Bomb: The Cold War Weapon That Could Wipe out All Life2023•52m•HD•★8.0
Nuclear Crisis: The Escalation of the Cold War2023•52m•HD•★8.0
Secrets of the Cold War: Disinformation and Soviet Active Measures1984•24m•HD•★7.9
How Soviet Spies Stole the Atomic Bomb2024•52m•HD•★7.9
Korean War 1950-1953 - The Cold War DOCUMENTARY2020•48m•HD•★7.9
The ENTIRE History of the Cold War Explained | Best Cold War Documentary2021•1h 29m•HD•★7.9
Operation Paperclip: How America Used Nazi Scientists to Win the Cold War2022•12m•HD•★7.9
Operation Gladio: How the West Defended Against the USSR2020•15m•HD•★7.9
Lost Nukes of the Cold War (Full Episode) | Drain the Oceans2024•47m•4K•★7.8
Declassified: Trigon KGB Chess Game (Espionage) | Crime Documentary | Reel Truth Crime2019•42m•HD•★7.8
Vladimir Lenin: The Founder of the Soviet Union2019•22m•HD•★7.8
The Smallest Clue That Triggered a Massive Spy Hunt in America (Cold War Story)2026•53m•HD•★7.8
The Spies of The Cold War: Secrets & Espionage2023•50m•HD•★7.8
1980 The KGB-CIA Espionage Case | Cold War Spy Documentary | Boring History For Sleep2025•1h 29m•HD•★7.8
Operation Winterwind: When CIA Submarines Entered Soviet Harbors at Night2025•1h 5m•HD•★7.8
The Broken Radio Transmission That Led the FBI to Soviet Sleeper Agents (Cold War Story)2026•58m•HD•★7.8
Soviet Sub Captain Was Horrified When He Discovered a US Sub Had Trailed Him for Days2025•47m•HD•★7.8
Cold War Secrets of Northern Minnesota2025•57m•HD•★7.8
SOSUS: The Secret Weapon That Bankrupted the Soviet Union2025•48m•HD•★7.8
Meet the KGB Spies Who Invented Fake News | NYT Opinion2018•16m•HD•★7.8
The Rise and Fall of the CIA's Most Valuable Cold War Spy | True Life Spy Stories2025•40m•HD•★7.7
The Real Reason The Soviets Lost The Space Race!2024•24m•HD•★7.7
The Cold War Spy Who Disappeared | True Life Spy Stories2024•47m•HD•★7.7
Leonid Brezhnev & The Decline of The Soviet Union Documentary2024•1h 9m•HD•★7.7
The Top Secret Soviet Experiments In Atomic Agriculture2025•1h 15m•HD•★7.7
Lost Cold War strongholds: Germany’s secret bunkers revealed2025•51m•HD•★7.7
Soviet Invasion of Finland: Winter War 1939-40 (Documentary)2024•24m•HD•★7.7
China seas: A new Cold War brewing? • FRANCE 24 English2024•44m•HD•★7.7
Gorbachev & The Fall of the Soviet Union Documentary2025•1h 11m•HD•★7.7
The Deceptions That Propelled The US Into Global Supremacy In The Cold War2026•59m•HD•★7.7
The Cold War Battle For The Moon2026•53m•HD•★7.7
The Cold War Battle Beyond Earth | The Space Race2023•44m•HD•★7.7
Sarah Paine – Why Russia Lost the Cold War2025•1h 55m•HD•★7.7
The Cold War Explained in 24 Minutes2025•24m•HD•★7.7
German-Soviet Invasion of Poland 1939 (WW2 Documentary)2025•26m•HD•★7.7
Historian Answers Cold War Questions | Tech Support | WIRED2025•30m•HD•★7.7
MAD World - The History of the Cold War | Episode 4: Nuclear Poker | Free Documentary History2023•52m•HD•★7.7
MAD World - The History of the Cold War | Episode 5: Peace & War | Free Documentary History2023•52m•HD•★7.7
The end of a superpower - The collapse of the Soviet Union | DW Documentary2022•53m•HD•★7.7
The Stasi and the Berlin Wall | DW Documentary2021•42m•HD•★7.7
The Soviet Spy Who Lived Undetected in Canada for Decades (Cold War Story)2026•1h 0m•HD•★7.7
Secret Tunnels and Cold War Fears - Abandoned Engineering - S02 E05 - Engineering Documentary2023•44m•HD•★7.7
How the Cold War Became an Arms Race2026•1h 55m•HD•★7.7
Dmitri Polyakov: The Soviet General Who Turned Against Communism2024•52m•HD•★7.7
The Cold War Spy Who Got Away | True Life Spy Stories2024•32m•HD•★7.7
Soviet Disaster in Ukraine - Eastern Front DOCUMENTARY2025•21m•HD•★7.7
Declassified Spy Stories - Trigon: KGB Chess Game | History Documentary | Reel Truth History2019•42m•HD•★7.7
The Fall of the Berlin Wall2023•10m•HD•★7.6
The Berlin Wall: How It Worked2023•10m•HD•★7.6
Mao's Cold War: The Hidden Superpower - Part 3: China vs. USSR - Free Documentary History2025•44m•HD•★7.6
Secret British Cold War Nuclear Projects2025•1h 47m•HD•★7.6
Mao's Cold War: The Hidden Superpower - Part 1: China vs. USA - Free Documentary History2025•45m•HD•★7.6
Mao's Cold War: The Hidden Superpower - Part 2: China vs. India - Free Documentary History2025•44m•HD•★7.6
Inside The Cold War Bunkers: Secrets of Nuclear Survival2024•52m•HD•★7.6
The Cold War Explained (1945 - 1991) - A Complete History Overview2024•1h 13m•HD•★7.6
Truman, Stalin, and the Atomic Bomb: The Dawn of the Cold War I SLICE HISTORY2024•55m•HD•★7.6
1922 - 1991: The Complete History Of The Soviet Union2024•2h 13m•HD•★7.6
1945-1953 From World War to Cold War2024•1h 52m•HD•★7.6
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan 1979 (Documentary)2024•30m•HD•★7.6
The Dawn of the Cold War2024•56m•HD•★7.6
1945-1953: From Allied Unity to Cold War Divisions2024•55m•HD•★7.6About this collection
For forty years the world lived one miscalculation away from catastrophe, and the films here capture how close it came. This collection gathers 100 documentaries on the Cold War: the nuclear standoff, the proxy conflicts, the espionage and propaganda, and daily life on both sides of the Iron Curtain.