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  • Deterrence
  • Opened March 10, 2000 | Runtime:1 hr 41 min
  • violence, profanity, turds
  • This suspense-filled political thriller stars Kevin Pollak as President Walter Emerson; writer/director Rod Lurie is a former film critic. The President, his chief of staff (Timothy Hutton), national security advisor (Sheryl Lee Ralph) and a network Read More
  • Cast: Kevin Pollak, Timothy Hutton, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Sean Astin, Clotilde Courau
  • Director: Rod Lurie
  • Genres: Political Thriller, Thriller, Paranoid Thriller

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Deterrence Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score 50 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    New York Daily News |

    A taut and thought-provoking thriller .

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    One of the pleasures of Deterrence is that it does not tell the audience what...

  • 75
    Boston Globe |

    There is a palpable edge-of-the-seat tension and a number of complex ethnic...

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The kind of movie that leaves you with fundamental objections. But that's after...

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