Kevin Pollak,
Timothy Hutton,
Sheryl Lee Ralph,
Clotilde Courau,
Badja Djola
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Deterrence offers a welcome throwback to such sweaty-palmed chamber pieces as Fail-Safe and Twelve Angry Men, and in his debut as writer-director, Rod Lurie, a West Point graduate and former film crit...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 29, 2000
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Stats: 53 reviews
Flixster Reviews (53)
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September 30, 2009A very well made political drama full of suspense and intrigue. Let down by a poor supporting cast (Sean Astin) but held together by great performances from the main players. The ending will leave you feeling very unsettled indeed!
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August 3, 2006Hey, this was great. First of all, I love Kevin Pollack. Surprising to see him in the role of the president, but it's a great idea. The President is stuck in a diner with about 10 other "common" folks during the cold war. And he is faced with mutually assured destruction. Doe...( read more)
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April 22, 2009well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that kevin pollak, mark thompson, sean astin, sheryl lee ralph play good parts/roles throughout this movie...i think t...( read more)
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July 4, 2007My main hang up on this film is that despite all the supposed twists and turns what they say is going to happen near the start pretty well ends up happening. Interesting plot but not enough to really grip me, personally I won't be rushing to tell my mates to go see this one!
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April 6, 2007A pressure cooker of a movie all shot in one room... great cast, great script... a thinker
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Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
January 1, 2000
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
One of the pleasures of Deterrence is that it does not tell the audience what to think. full review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, At the Movies
I got caught up in the global chess game, in the bluffing and the dares, the dangerous strategy of using nuclear blackmail against a fanatic who might call the bluff. full review
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