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Self-Defense

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Two apartment dwellers draw fire from murderous vigilantes when they shelter one of the group's escaped victims.

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Canada's answer to John Carpenter's 1976 gem Assault on Precinct 13, Siege (also known as Self Defense) is a tense and exciting yarn. Rated: 3/4 Aug 7, 2021 Full Review Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) The film is rough, dreadful, and is made with efficacy and precision. [Full Review in Spanish] Feb 7, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This is a pretty obscure movie from the 80s about Halifax police going on strike. It was an exploitation flick and I liked the set up for it, but it rips a lot off from John Carpenter's "Assault on Precinct 13". Even though it is a ripoff it still has some pretty cool stuff in it and has a small interesting twist at the end that I liked. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member "I really liked the police going on strike setting, but all they really did with that was make a ripoff of Assault on Precinct 13." Read this entire movie review at this url: http://www.coolmovieguy.com/2012/01/self-defense.html Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Two apartment dwellers draw fire from murderous vigilantes when they shelter one of the group's escaped victims.
Director
Paul Donovan
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 23m