The Peacemaker

The Peacemaker

In the fall of 1997, every nuclear device in the world will be accounted for...except one.

R 1997 · 124 min · ★ 6.1 (1K) · Action, Thriller

When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear specialist discovers the accident is really part of a plot to cover up the theft of the weapons. Assigned to help her recover the missing bombs is a crack Special Forces Colonel.

Directed by Mimi Leder · Written by Michael Schiffer

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