The Peacemaker

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The Peacemaker

R

1997

2h 3m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Two trains collide in rural Russia, one of them housing nuclear weapons that go missing after the wreck, and the U.S. government is alerted. Nuclear specialist Dr. Julia Kelly (Nicole Kidman) believes that there will soon be a terrorist attack, so Lt. Col. Thomas Devoe (George Clooney) joins Dr. Kelly as they try to track down the warhead-stealing culprits. They learn that Yugoslav terrorist Gavrich (Marcel Iures) has his hands on the weapons, and he's plotting a devastating attack on New York.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Leder tries to bring a sense of grief to a body-count-happy genre, but you can't have it both ways. Every time Kidman and Clooney take a break from their movie-star bantering to mourn a death, it rings hollow.

Feb 27, 2018

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C+

Sep 7, 2011

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 2/4

Apr 25, 2003

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Don Shanahan

Film Obsessive

The Peacemaker maintains an admirable plot that prioritizes realism over the grandstanding.

Jun 24, 2025

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

When people talk about a five-star three-star movie, "The Peacemaker" is what they have in mind — a balance of inventively staged and creatively edited action sequences with wobbly movie-star mandates and fewer strong supporting characters than necessary.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 23, 2025

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Frank J. Avella

The Contending

Mimi Leder brought together two superstars for an energetic, pulse-pounding action thriller ...Sure it’s a bit silly but it’s also a terrifically tense and enjoyable ride.

Rated: B

Jun 16, 2025

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mark g

You have to reward ambition. And this movie is major league ambitious. Huge budget, a ton of different locations, explosives, it is your prototypical blockbuster. Yeah, the two leads can get a little full of themselves sometimes, but still decent flick.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/20/24

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Al K

Kidman and Clooney were good. The movie needed better writers and director.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/23/24

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Micky S

I just watched the movie again and found the Nicole Kidman character to be a milk toast. She was the one in charge but handed her power over to the Man. This really annoyed me but otherwise I enjoyed it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/05/24

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Munkhchimeg T

My fav action movie 🙆🏻‍♀️. Aint gonna bored.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/31/24

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Rosana B

Nicole lindamente irreconhecível, morena, mulher empoderada em cargo de liderança, amamos... Uma boa trama de suspense, digamos que bem vibe anos 90, Supercine e afins, não envelheceu tão mal assim, mas se torna menos interessante com o tempo, apesar da temática ser sempre atual, terrorismo, guerra nuclear, EUA salvadores da pátria, digo, mundo, boa cenas de ação, efeitos ok também, tudo muito receita do bolo, mais do mesmo… Rápido, ágil, explosivo, regular e básico...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/28/24

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Geke g

Never thought John Cena gonna act in this pro level. Congrats to movie stars and rest of the crews.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/27/24

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Mimi Leder

Director

George Clooney

Lt. Col. Thomas Devoe

Nicole Kidman

Dr. Julia Kelly

Marcel Iures

Dusan Gavrich

Aleksandr Baluev

Gen. Aleksandr Kodoroff

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Two trains collide in rural Russia, one of them housing nuclear weapons that go missing after the wreck, and the U.S. government is alerted. Nuclear specialist Dr. Julia Kelly (Nicole Kidman) believes that there will soon be a terrorist attack, so Lt. Col. Thomas Devoe (George Clooney) joins Dr. Kelly as they try to track down the warhead-stealing culprits. They learn that Yugoslav terrorist Gavrich (Marcel Iures) has his hands on the weapons, and he's plotting a devastating attack on New York.

Director: Mimi Leder
Producer: Andrew Cockburn, Leslie Cockburn, Walter F. Parkes, Branko Lustig
Screenwriter: Michael Schiffer
Production Co: DreamWorks SKG
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $41.3M
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: Surround

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