The Siege

R

Released Nov 6, 1998

1 hr. 56 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

TRAILER

for The Siege: Trailer 1

List

44%

62 Reviews

Tomatometer

53%

50,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

After terrorists attack a bus in Brooklyn, a Broadway theater and FBI headquarters, FBI anti-terrorism expert Anthony Hubbard (Denzel Washington) teams up with CIA agent Elise Kraft (Annette Bening) to investigate. Soon, martial law is declared in New York City, and General William Devereaux (Bruce Willis), a sadistic racist, is put in command. When Devereaux begins rounding up Arab-Americans and forcing them into a detention camp, Hubbard and Kraft must fight back in the name of freedom.

Read More

Read Less

Watch on Fandango at Home

Premiered Jan 02

Buy Now

Fandango at Home

Prime Video

Apple TV

Rent The Siege on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV.

Critics Consensus

An exciting, well-paced action film.

Read Critics Reviews

Dominique R

2 Worst Denzel movie iv watched. Annette cannot act. Avoid all movies that stars Annette Bening. The story is so over the top with cliches from the 90's. I could only cringed my way through 20 minutes of this movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/16/24

Full Review

Oren B

shitty "progressives" will be the end of humanity. the rotten people of rotten tomatoes won't let me speak my mind, facts, and truth. there is no "good" cancer - unless it's in a bad host.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/27/24

Full Review

donnie m

Great movie and it's relevant to what's going on in the world today-2023

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/30/23

Full Review

Dick C

It's an excellent motion picture, The Siege, 1998 ...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/27/23

Full Review

kyle s

It's not the most culturally sensitive film nor does it have a powerful message but it does have an strong cast that examines the reverberating effects of terrorist attacks in NYC due to effects of foreign policy in the Middle East. One made more eerie in that the film predates the terrorist attacks on 9/11. "It's easy to tell the difference between right and wrong. What's hard is choosing the wrong that's more right"

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/04/23

Full Review

Christopher B

A very middling action film that with a good-hearted and sincere message, is too formulaic in it's script and screenplay. It plays out just like every other action/thriller film and sets up the story providing just enough story and character development in order to advance to the next scene and is shallow for doing so. Yes there are some good set pieces and yes the film does have a hopeful message of tolerance and terrorism lies within the few corrupted and not the whole of a people, but it's just not original or complex in it's approach. Still if you like Denzel Washington and most of his other action films then you will find this a digestible outting with enough thrills to keep you watching

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/04/22

Full Review

Read all reviews

Post a rating

Edward Zwick

Director

Denzel Washington

Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard, Assistant Special Agent-in-charge FBI Counter-intelligence Task Force

Annette Bening

Elise Kraft

Bruce Willis

Major General William Devereaux

Tony Shalhoub

Agent Frank Haddad, Counter-intelligence Task Force

Sami Bouajila

Samir Nazhde

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

95%

92%

Hundreds of Beavers

TRAILER

for Hundreds of Beavers

67%

29%

The Stranger

TRAILER

for The Stranger

50%

92%

The Stolen Valley

TRAILER

for The Stolen Valley

93%

95%

Dune: Part Two

TRAILER

for Dune: Part Two

71%

60%

Immaculate

TRAILER

for Immaculate

82%

75%

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

TRAILER

for In the Land of Saints and Sinners

69%

86%

Sweet Dreams

TRAILER

for Sweet Dreams

56%

84%

DogMan

TRAILER

for DogMan

%

41%

Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer

%

%

An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th

TRAILER

for An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

The Siege: Trailer 1

2:06

View more videos

View more photos

Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B-

Sep 7, 2011

Full Review

Globe and Mail

Rated: 4/4

Oct 10, 2002

Full Review

Ken Hollings

Sight & Sound

The Siege attempts to update the bluffs and counterfeints of the Cold War spy thriller, not to advance any ideological point but to obscure the fact that it doesn't have one.

Mar 5, 2002

Full Review

Zaki Hasan

Zaki's Corner

Unfortunately, the movie's ignorant portrayals of other cultures while espousing a message of brotherhood comes across as not a little hypocritical.

Rated: B-

Feb 16, 2019

Full Review

David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a solid concept in search of a consistent (and engaging) execution.

Rated: 1.5/4

May 29, 2016

Full Review

Ryan Cracknell

Calgary Movies

More political than entertaining, The Siege is a reflection of our heightened awareness and sensitivity to terrorism and the price of freedom.

Jun 21, 2007

Full Review

Read all reviews

Synopsis

After terrorists attack a bus in Brooklyn, a Broadway theater and FBI headquarters, FBI anti-terrorism expert Anthony Hubbard (Denzel Washington) teams up with CIA agent Elise Kraft (Annette Bening) to investigate. Soon, martial law is declared in New York City, and General William Devereaux (Bruce Willis), a sadistic racist, is put in command. When Devereaux begins rounding up Arab-Americans and forcing them into a detention camp, Hubbard and Kraft must fight back in the name of freedom.

Director: Edward Zwick
Executive Producer: Peter Schindler
Screenwriter: Lawrence Wright, Lawrence Wright, Menno Meyjes, Edward Zwick
Distributor: Fox, 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Bedford Falls Productions, 20th Century Fox
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 6, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $40.9M
Sound Mix: Surround, SDDS, Dolby Digital

Most Popular at Home Now