Deterrence (2000)
- Directed by
- Rod Lurie
- Genre
- political thriller film
- Country
- France, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 37 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
During a snowstorm, the president of the United States gets trapped in a small Colorado diner. A global nuclear crisis unfolds as he must make a difficult decision that could start a war.
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What happens
Deterrence is a 1999 political thriller drama film written and directed by Rod Lurie, depicting fictional events about nuclear brinkmanship. It marks the feature directorial debut of Lurie, who was previously a film critic for the New York Daily News, Premiere Magazine, Entertainment Weekly and Movieline, among others. Kevin Pollak, Timothy Hutton, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Sean Astin star. The film is an international co-production between France and the United States. It premiered at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released in the United States on March 10, 2000, by Paramount Classics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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