History Film / ThePeacemaker

''The Peacemaker'' is a movie from 1997 directed by Mimi Leder, staring NicoleKidman and GeorgeClooney. It was the first film released by Creator/{{Dreamworks}}.

--->'''[=DeVoe=]: OK. Officially, he's an asshole. He'll do anything for money, which is good, 'cause it makes him predictable.

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Kodorof.

* RussiansWithRustingRockets: The degraded state of the Russian military post-ColdWar serves as a [[MoneyDearBoy motivation]] for why some nukes were stolen.

* DeathFromAbove / ICanSeeYou: Invoked by [=DeVoe=], who knows Kodorof is in a long line of trucks at the Iranian border they can see on a live satellite feed, but they can't tell which one. [=DeVoe=] rings up Kodorof's mobile and makes him think there's a guided missile coming down on him right now, causing Kodorof to pull out of the line and give away his position.

* RedHerring: Subverted with "44E" written in the comments of a recepit found by the protagonists when they trying to track [[spoiler: the last missing warhead]]. At first, Kelly believes it refers to Sarajevo's longitude (44°E), but they don't find what they are looking for when they raid Gavrić's apartment there. They do, however, find a tape [[MotiveRant explaining his actions]] for some yet-to-be-committed act. Combined with finding out [[spoiler:Gavrić's is an alternate for a diplomatic delegation to a summit in New York, Kelly realizes "44E" refers to the address of the headquarters of the UnitedNations on East 44th Street.]]

* DeathFromAbove / DisconnectedByDeath: Invoked by [=DeVoe=], who knows Kodorof is in a long line of trucks at the Iranian border they can see on a live satellite feed, but they can't tell which one. [=DeVoe=] rings up Kodorof's mobile and makes him think there's a guided missile coming down on him right now, causing Kodorof to pull out of the line and give away his position.

* ExactWords:
-->'''[=DeVoe=]:''' "You think I'm some stupid macho jerk?"

* RedHerring: Subverted with "44E" written in the comments of a recepit found by the protagonists when they trying to track [[spoiler: the last missing warhead]]. At first, Kelly believes it refers to Sarajevo's longitude (44°E), but they don't find what they are looking for when they raid Gavrić's apartment there. They do, however, find [[spoiler:a tape [[MotiveRant explaining his actions]] for some yet-to-be-committed act. Combined with finding out the suspect is an alternate for a diplomatic delegation to a summit in New York, Kelly realizes "44E" refers to the address of the headquarters of the UnitedNations on East 44th Street.]]
* RuleOfSymbolism: When Gavrić's initial plan [[spoiler:to blow up the UN]] is interrupted, he flees and the protagonists lose track of him. [=DeVoe=] bemoans he can just hide behind a dumpster and wait for the timer, but Kelly, knowing his motivation, believes he will look for a location of symbolic significance. [[spoiler: They find him in a church.]]

* ArtisticLicenseNuclearPhysics: averted, in that Dr Kelly actually does know what she's talking about (and the script-writers got the details largely correct)
* BilingualBackfire: the backfire ends up on [=DeVoe=]. Twice.

* DeskJockey: Devoe's AF NCO buddy who's been listening in on satellites
* DiplomaticImpunity: the [[spoiler:dirty bomb is smuggled into New York via diplomatic pouch, so it's never checked.]]

* FacialRecognitionSoftware: Portrayed properly for the technology of the 1990's
* FriendlySniper: in a minor capacity, and it's more ColdSniper, inverted

--->'''German tourist''': (irate) Who are the fascists now?!

* MilitaryMaverick: Devoe - see HauledBeforeASenateSubCommittee above

* RedHerring: Subverted with "44E" written in the comments of a recepit found by the protagonists when they trying to track [[spoiler: the last missing warhead]]. At first, Kelly believes it refers to Sarajevo's longitude (44°E), but they don't find what they are looking for when they raid Gavrić's apartment there. They do, however, find [[spoiler:a tape explaining his actions for some yet-to-be-committed act. Combined with finding out the suspect is an alternate for a diplomatic delegation to a summit in New York, Kelly realizes "44E" refers to the address of the headquarters of the UnitedNations on East 44th Street.]]

* StrawCivilian: adverted. Kelly doesn't approve of guns or of Devoe, but she's a rounded character who holds her own.

* {{Irony}}:

* BilingualBackfire: the backfire ends up on [=DeVoe=]. Twice
* ColonelBadass
* CommunicationsOfficer: CPN Beach is arguably one

* OpposingCombatPhilosophies: Devoe and Kelly - who don't let it get in the way of their shared goal.
* RedHerring: Subverted with "44E" written in the comments of a recepit found by the protagonists when they trying to track [[spoiler: the last missing warhead]]. At first, Kelly believes it refers to Sarajevo's longitude (44°E), but they don't find what they are looking for when they raid the suspect's apartment there. They do, however, find [[spoiler:a tape explaining his actions for some yet-to-be-committed act. Combined with finding out the suspect is an alternate for a diplomatic delegation to a summit in New York and the original guy was killed, Kelly realizes "44E" refers to the address of the headquarters of the UnitedNations on East 44th Street.]]
* StrawCivilian: adverted. Kelly doesn't approve of guns or of Devoe, but she's a rounded character who holds her own.

* StrawCivilian: adverted. Kelly doesn't approve of guns or of Devoe, but she's a rounded character who holds her own
* WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell: A White House official says it outright - "Russia, what a fucking mess! God, I miss the cold war. "

* WhyWereBummedCommunismFell: A White House official says it outright - "Russia, what a fucking mess! God, I miss the cold war. "

* WhyWereBummedCommunismFell: A White House official says it outright - "God, I miss the Cold War."

A collision of Russian trains results in a nuclear explosion that turns out to be a cover for theft of other weapons. An official in the US State Department overseeing nuclear weapons, Dr Julia Kelly (Kidman) and a US Army Special Forces officer LTC Tom Devoe (Clooney) must work together to find and recover the stolen nukes before they can be used. The movie was filmed in Slovikia and parts of the former Eastern Bloc as well as UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. An example of the post-[[{{TheGreatPoliticsMessUp}} Cold War]] era in film making, it still retains a great deal of the ColdWar focus on the Russian threat and American world supremacy. The film received mixed reviews and performed modestly well at the Box Office.

* BilingualBackfire: the backfire ends up on Devoe. Twice

* HauledBeforeASenateSubCommittee: DeVoe thinks outside the box - *way* outside the box.
* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Kelly. It comes out while she and DeVoe are engaged in verbal arm-wrestling.

A collision of Russian trains results in a nuclear explosion that turns out to be a cover for theft of other weapons. An official in the US State Department overseeing nuclear weapons, Dr Julia Kelly (Kidman) and a US Army Special Forces officer LTC Tom Devoe(Clooney) must work together to find and recover the stolen nukes before they can be used. The movie was filmed in Slovikia and parts of the former Eastern Bloc as well as New York City. An example of the post-[[{{TheGreatPoliticsMessUp}} Cold War]] era in film making, it still retains a great deal of the ColdWar focus on the Russian threat and American world supremacy. The film received mixed reviews and performed modestly well at the Box Office.

''The Peacemaker'' is a movie from 1997 directed by Mimi Leder, staring NicoleKidman and GeorgeClooney. A collision of Russian trains results in a nuclear explosion that turns out to be a cover for theft of other weapons. An official in the US State Department overseeing nuclear weapons, Dr Julia Kelly (Kidman) and a US Army Special Forces officer LTC Tom Devoe(Clooney) must work together to find and recover the stolen nukes before they can be used. The movie was filmed in Slovikia and parts of the former Eastern Bloc as well as New York City. An example of the post-[[{{TheGreatPoliticsMessUp}} Cold War]] era in film making, it still retains a great deal of the ColdWar focus on the Russian threat and American world supremacy. The film received mixed reviews and performed modestly well at the Box Office.

!!This film features examples of:

* OpposingCombatPhilosophies: Devoe and Kelly - who don't let it get in the way of their shared goal

* WhyWereBummedCommunismfell: A White House official says it outright - "God, I miss the Cold War."

''The Peacemaker'' is a movie from 1997 directed by MimiLeader, staring NicoleKidman and GeorgeClooney. A collision of Russian trains results in a nuclear explosion that turns out to be a cover for theft of other weapons. An official in the US State Department overseeing nuclear weapons, Dr Julia Kelly (Kidman) and a US Army Special Forces officer LTC Tom Devoe(Clooney) must work together to find and recover the stolen nukes before they can be used. The movie was filmed in Slovikia and parts of the former Eastern Bloc as well as New York City. An example of the post-[[{{TheGreatPoliticsMessUp}} Cold War]] era in film making, it still retains a great deal of the ColdWar focus on the Russian threat and American world supremacy. The film received mixed reviews and performed modestly well at the Box Office.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: so much that the German mobster uses "Hasselhoff" as his password.

''The Peacemaker'' is a movie from 1997 directed by MimiLeader, staring NicoleKidman and GeorgeClooney. A collision of Russian trains results in a nuclear explosion that turns out to be a cover for theft of other weapons. An official in the US State Department overseeing nuclear weapons, Dr Julia Kelly (Kidman) and a US Army Special Forces officer LTC Tom DeVoe(Clooney) must work together to find and recover the stolen nukes before they can be used. The movie was filmed in Slovikia and parts of the former Eastern Bloc as well as New York City. An example of the post-[[{{TheGreatPoliticsMessUp}} Cold War]] era in film making, it still retains a great deal of the ColdWar focus on the Russian threat and American world supremacy. The film received mixed reviews and performed modestly well at the Box Office.

* BilingualBackfire: the backfire ends up on DeVoe. Twice

''The Peacemaker'' is a movie from 1997 directed by MimiLeader, staring NicoleKidman and GeorgeClooney. A collision of Russian trains results in a nuclear explosion that turns out to be a cover for theft of other weapons. An official in the US State Department overseeing nuclear weapons, Dr Julia Kelly (Kidman) and a US Army Special Forces officer (Clooney) must work together to find and recover the stolen nukes before they can be used. The movie was filmed in Slovikia and parts of the former Eastern Bloc as well as New York City. An example of the post-{{ColdWar}}/greatpoliticsmessup era in film making, it still retains a great deal of the Cold War focus on the Russian threat and American world supremacy. The film received mixed reviews and performed modestly well at the Box Office.

* HauledBeforeASenateSubCommittee