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Movie Info
The President of the United States finds himself snowed in at a Colorado diner. The President must confront a national crisis and impending war when Iraq invades Kuwait. Trapped in the snowbound diner, faced with the prospect of a two-front war, the President has less than two hours to decide whether to deploy the ultimate weapon.
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Rating: R (Violence|Language)
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Rod Lurie
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Producer: Marc Frydman, James Spies
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Writer: Rod Lurie
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $144.6K
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Paramount Pictures
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Production Co: Battleplan Productions, TF1 International, Moonstone Entertainment
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Sound Mix: Surround
Cast & Crew

Kevin Pollak
President Walter Emerson

Timothy Hutton
Marshall Thompson

Sheryl Lee Ralph
Gayle Redford

Sean Astin
Ralphie

Clotilde Courau
Katie

Badja Djola
Harvey

Mark Thompson
Irvin

Uzi Gal
Iraqi Ambassador

Kathryn Morris
Lizzie Woods

Michael Mantell
Taylor Woods

Joe McCrackin
Agent Williams

Scott Powell
Noah

Rigg Kennedy
Howard

Rod Lurie
Director

Rod Lurie
Writer

Marc Frydman
Producer

James Spies
Producer

Larry Groupé
Original Music

Frank Perl
Cinematographer

Alan Roberts
Film Editing

Peter V. Meiselmann
Production Sound Mixer
Critic Reviews for Deterrence
Audience Reviews for Deterrence
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Mar 13, 2011
I really REALLY like this one. The premise is simple, in a snowed in diner in the middle of Colorado the president gets stuck on the way to an air force base. The possibility of nuclear war ensues.
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Jan 02, 2005
[font=Century Gothic][color=darkslategray] "Deterrence" is a movie set in the year 2008 during the Colorado presidential primary. During which, the presidential party is stranded in a diner in the middle of a blizzard. At which point, there is a news alert about Iraq invading Kuwait. "Deterrence" is a throwback to cold war thrillers such as Fail-Safe. Now, this movie is undeniably tense throughout(led by a fine performance with Kevin Pollak as the President) but the ending is a copout. [/color][/font] [font=Century Gothic][color=#2f4f4f] The movie has a larger problem which is that this movie was made in 1999 and the world has changed immensely since then. So, it's impossible to imagine Uday Hussein leading an invasion of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia now, much less breathing. In fact, it's hard to imagine Iraq presenting this much of a threat now, and not taking terrorism into question.[/color][/font]
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