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Name: The Siege
Director: Edward Zwick
Genre: action, crime, drama, thriller
Released: 1998
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 6.4

The Siege has an iRankMovies score of 56.3/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

The Siege (1998)

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

Release:1998

Runtime:1h 56m

Country:United States

Director:Edward Zwick

Language:English

Genre

ActionCrimeDrama

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Keywords

New York CityMuslimUndercover AgentFbiIslamMartial LawCar BombTerrorism

iRank56

The Siege rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.4/10· 83K votes

Rotten Tomatoes44%

Metacritic53%

TMDb6.3/10· 1K votes

With 44% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.4/10 on IMDb and 53/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About The Siege

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.

Cast of The Siege

Denzel Washington
as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
Annette Bening
as Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger
Bruce Willis
as Major-General William Devereaux
Tony Shalhoub
as Agent Frank Haddad
Sami Bouajila
as Samir Nazhde
Aasif Mandvi
as Khalil Saleh
Mark Valley
as FBI Agent Mike Johanssen
Jack Gwaltney
as Fred Darius
David Proval
as Danny Sussman
Lance Reddick
as FBI Agent Floyd Rose
Wood Harris
as Officer Henderson
David Costabile
as Fingerprint Expert

The Siege facts

Budget: $70M
Box office: $116.7M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Martial law premise explores relevant terrorism and civil liberties themes
•New York City setting grounds action sequences in recognizable urban landscape
•Car bomb sequences deliver impactful action thriller spectacle effectively

What the audience disliked

•Islam portrayal feels reductive and reinforces problematic cultural stereotypes
•Political messaging overshadows character development and narrative coherence