Deterrence
- Release Date: March 10, 2000
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Rod Lurie
- Producer(s): James Spies, Marc Frydman
- Writer(s): Rod Lurie
- Studio: Paramount Classics
- Length: 1h 41m
Synopsis
The year is 2008 and the American President, Walter Emerson (Pollak) is campaigning for re-election. While visiting Colorado state, he finds himself, his chief of staff (Hutton), his security advisor (Ralph) and a network TV crew stranded at a local diner due to a snowstorm.
While there, they find out that trouble is brewing in Kuwait, resulting in the butcher of several hundred U.S. peace-keeping troops. Outraged, the president must deal with the delicate situation and avoid an international war, using the debates and advice of his officials and a handful of locals.