Film1998116 min

The Siege

Name: The Siege
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1998
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub, Sami Bouajila

Taste attributes: actioncrimedramathrillermafia/gangsterespionagepoliticalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"On November 6th our freedom is history"

Boxlist takeExpect a smart, low-key crime thriller, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like easy over intense.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 956 votes

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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent and his team attempt to locate and decommission the enemy cells, but must also deal with an Army General gone rogue and a female CIA agent of uncertain loyalties.

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