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The Siege

1998 · 116 min

A taut, serious thriller that keeps you on edge with its escalating crises and moral dilemmas, feeling both urgent and unsettling.

Tagline
An enemy they can't see. A nation under siege. A crisis they can't control.
Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • justice
  • power
  • morality
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, action, thriller, crime
Directed by
Edward Zwick
Written by
Edward Zwick, Menno Meyjes, Lawrence Wright
Starring
Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub, Sami Bouajila, Aasif Mandvi, Mark Valley, Jack Gwaltney
Music
Graeme Revell
Cinematography
Roger Deakins
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Spanish, English, Arabic

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