Deterrence

2000 · 101 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 2,898 VOTES · DIR. Rod Lurie

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Overview

The President of the United States must deal with an international military crisis while confined to a Colorado diner during a freak snowstorm.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,884 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:20 WAR IS ALWAYS THE SAME.
00:05:25 THE PRESIDENT IS LOSING BY FEWER THAN THREE PERCENTAGE POINTS. BUNCH OF GENETIC FREAKS...
00:09:19 UH-- MR. WOODS.
00:13:12 IS THAT RIGHT. I THINK YOUR MOVING THE AGE TO 73...
00:17:14 HAS BEEN OVERRUN.
00:20:57 CONTAINS EIGHT CANVAS-COVERED MISSILE TRAILERS...
00:24:32 ARE YOU TELLING ME ALL I HAVE AT MY DISPOSAL TO BATTLE GLOBAL CRISIS...
00:28:32 THAT WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO DO IS NOT IN YOUR BEST INTEREST OR THAT OF THE COUNTRY.
00:32:53 THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS JUST GIVEN WHAT MAY BE...
00:37:00 OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GONNA PUT THE B-2 UP.
00:41:18 NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
00:45:03 UNLESS I AM CONVINCED BY OUR SATELLITES THAT YOU ARE LAYING DOWN ARMS...
00:48:55 [ Sighs ]
00:53:20 PUT HIM IN CONTROL ?
00:58:12 GENERAL RILEY ? YES, SIR.
01:02:09 KNIGHT TAKES ROOK.
01:06:16 BUT, UH, SINCE YOU...
01:10:20 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN. THE MAN HAS A WEAPON.
01:14:07 [ Mimicking Gestaing's Accent ] OF COUR-- HOW CAN HE SAY THAT--
01:18:23 JESUS, WHERE'D THE FUCKING SHOTGUN COME FROM ?
01:22:56 YES, MR. WOODS. YES, I KNOW IT'S LATE.
01:26:48 I'LL BE STAYING INSIDE, GENERAL. NO, YOU WON'T.
01:31:35 CALLING FROM OUR SATELLITE SURVEILLANCE CENTER.
01:35:43 EVER HAD THE CAPACITY TO DETONATE, THOUGH THE TERAFLOP COMPUTER THEY RECEIVED...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,884
Dialogue density18.7 lines / min
First line00:00:20
Final line01:35:43

Production Record

DirectorRod Lurie
LanguageEnglish
Budget$800,000
Revenue$145,071
IMDb votes2,898