Siege, The

Siege, The

1998

When U.S. military zealots abduct a Muslim religious leader, constitutional rights are summarily suspended, and martial law is imposed in New York as hard-line Army Gen. William Devereaux (Bruce Willis) cordons off Queens to form a detention camp. In a struggle to save the day, FBI agents Anthony "Hub" Hubbard (Denzel Washington) and Frank Haddad (Tony Shalhoub) team with CIA operative Elise Kraft (Annette Bening) in this action-packed thriller.

On November 6th our freedom is history

JBscale
51
Average

Film Detail

Genre
Action - Crime
Length
1 hr. 56 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 6, 1998
US Box Office
$40,932,372 (#2247 of 7537)
Global Office
$116,672,912 (#1475 of 4497)
Rating
R
Restricted
Brief Nudity, Language, Violence

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
June 9, 2009
Acquired Date
October 19, 2012
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
June 4, 2011

Actors

Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Annette Bening
Annette Bening
Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis
Tony Shalhoub
Tony Shalhoub
Sami Bouajila
Sami Bouajila
David Proval
David Proval
Ahmed Ben Larby
Ahmed Ben Larby
Mosleh Mohamed
Mosleh Mohamed
Lianna Pai
Lianna Pai
Mark Valley
Mark Valley
Jack Gwaltney
Jack Gwaltney
Lance Reddick
Lance Reddick

Directors

Edward Zwick
Edward Zwick

Producers

Edward Zwick
Edward Zwick
Lynda Obst
Lynda Obst

Writers

Edward Zwick
Edward Zwick
Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright
Menno Meyjes
Menno Meyjes

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User Reviews

  • 6.4.2011 by biglummox (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Rotten
44%
Tomatometer
62 votes
RT Stale
53%
Popcornmeter
1,171 votes
METASCORE
53
25 votes
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
79,797 votes

Additional Info

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  3. Common Sense Media