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The Siege
The story is about the kidnapping of an Islamic religious leader by the US military. The city of New York has become the target of rising terrorist attacks. The head of the anti-terrorism team of the FBI in New York is collaborating with a CIA operative to hunt terrorist cells responsible for the attacks. As the bombings continued, the United States Government responded by declaring martial law, sending US troops, led by General Defro, to the streets of New York City to impose and block the blockade.
21 October 1961, Yonkers, New York, USA
2 December 1961, New York City, New York, USA
24 December 1964, Ogdensburg, New York, USA
31 August 1916, New York City, New York, USA
12 March 1949, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
4 April 1936, New York City, New York, USA
31 May 1955, Mt. Vernon, New York, USA
1962, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
19 October 1948, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
20 March 1964, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
1 June 1955, Berea, Kentucky, USA
20 May 1942, Brooklyn, New York, USA
24 January 1927, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
30 March 1961, Newark, New Jersey, USA
15 September 1960, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
November 06, 2003
Zwick (Courage Under Fire) has fashioned another ethical tour de force that reveals his dedication to serious filmmaking.
June 05, 2002
A flawed but not uninteresting political thriller that struggles with middling success to satisfy the dual aims of being both commercially entertaining and socially significant.
October 09, 2002
A gripping build up gives way to an incredibly dumb finish.
May 29, 2016
...a solid concept in search of a consistent (and engaging) execution.
December 08, 2002
If you like political thrillers with lots of explosions, domestic terrorism, and vein-popping army Generals, this movie's for you.
January 01, 2000
The script is too muddled to be remedied by vigorous filmmaking.
June 21, 2007
More political than entertaining, The Siege is a reflection of our heightened awareness and sensitivity to terrorism and the price of freedom.
May 11, 2001
It's difficult to sustain a responsible subtext when you're delivering the jolts required to keep butts in the seats.
January 01, 2000
[Benning] is the only fresh, compelling character in the film.
January 01, 2000
The prejudicial attitudes embodied in the film are insidious, like the anti-Semitism that infected fiction and journalism in the 1930s--not just in Germany, but in Britain and America.
January 01, 2000
Typical summer popcorn fare.
February 14, 2001
Even at its most unbelievable, The Siege has the performances of Washington and Bening to fall back on, and a theme that understands that what's difficult is not choosing right from wrong but 'choosing the wrong that's more right.'
