Siege

Siege

Today, their city. Tomorrow... yours!

Directed by Paul Donovan, Maura O'Connell

Produced by Salter Street Films, Manson International

198384 min6.1 / 10

A tense, paranoid siege thriller where a survivor trapped in a building must evade a gang of killers during a police strike, with mounting dread and violence.

During a police strike in Nova Scotia's capital city, a gang of hoodlums end up unintentionally causing the owner of a gay bar to be killed. This escalates into a string of murders with a lone survivor trying to not be next.

Questions people ask

  • Is Siege scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Siege violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Siege easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does Siege end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Siege sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity5

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise51

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Siege

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Siege

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Siege, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Siege, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Siege, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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