The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Trailer Breakdown: 25 Things You Need To See

16. An Atom Bomb

Here's the Maguffin, introduced good and early: the reason the US and Russia are coming together is so that they can stop an international criminal group from threatening the world with an atom bomb. It's cool that the period is informing not only the look and music but also plot points, eh? Atom bombs had long been around by the time of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., but they were still a pretty big deal. They've also been part of spy narratives for decades - at least half a dozen Bond films involve them - so there's a precedent.