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Standoff noun - A situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other.
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Another Hong Kong film, Ringo Lam's City on Fire, features a Mexican standoff near the end of the film, similar to the one later seen in Reservoir Dogs (see below).
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In Showdown in Little Tokyo, the heroes and the Yakuza end up in a standoff when they're taken to see the boss.
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Even with the end of the Cold War, nuclear weapons will keep the standoff going in perpetuity.
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