Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Siege easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Siege violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Siege end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Siege

Name: The Siege
Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1998
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub, Sami Bouajila

An enemy they can't see. A nation under siege. A crisis they can't control.

Directed by Edward Zwick

Produced by Lynda Obst Productions, 20th Century Fox

1998116 min6.3 / 10

A tense political thriller about the collision between national security and civil liberties, set against a backdrop of urban terrorism and institutional paranoia.

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.

Clusters

Mob Double Crosses Corruption and Distrust American City Movies Action Movies With Explosions Government Oppression Dramas

Genres

Drama Action Thriller Crime

Keywords

New York City Muslim Undercover Agent Fbi Islam Martial Law Car Bomb Terrorism Political Thriller

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Questions people ask

Is The Siege scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The Siege easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is The Siege violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does The Siege end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Siege sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.