The Package (1989)

There is nothing like portrayals of the 1980s obsession with the Cold War. This is a fun romp of a conspiracy thriller involving a plot, that includes members of both sides, to disrupt a disarmament agreement by assassinating the leader of the USSR. Gene Hackman is solid as the service member tasked with figuring out and bringing down the conspiracy. He’s assisted by the likes of Joanna Cassidy, Dennis Franz, and Pam Grier; the film could have benefited by giving Grier specifically more screen time. Tommy Lee Jones and John Heard add to the stellar cast as members of the conspiracy.