The Siege (1998)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1929 movies items)

" The Siege is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by Edward Zwick. The film is about a fictional situation in which terrorist cells have made several attacks in New York City. The film stars Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Tony Shalhoub, and Bruce Willis. The secret U.S. abduction of a suspected terrorist leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York City, which leads to the declaration of martial-law. The movie did moderately okay with critics, and ok with audiences. Howev"

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"1.1."

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"6.5/10"

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" Tony Shalhoub and ... Annette Bening and ..."

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"Anthony Hubbard"

Favorite Drama Films: 1998-1999 (100 movies items)

" Directed by: Edward Zwick Produced by: Lynda Obst, Edward Zwick, and Peter Schindler Written by: Edward Zwick, Lawrence Wright, and Menno Meyjes Cinematography: Roger Deakins Edited by: Michael Rosenblum Music by: Graeme Revell Distributed by: 20th Century Fox"

Favorite Action Films: 1998-1999 (35 movies items)

" Directed by: Edward Zwick Produced by: Lynda Obst, Edward Zwick, and Peter Schindler Written by: Edward Zwick, Lawrence Wright, and Menno Meyjes Cinematography: Roger Deakins Edited by: Michael Rosenblum Music by: Graeme Revell Distributed by: 20th Century Fox"

Making A Scene: Memorable Movie Scenes (13 movies items)

"The Theatre Scene That scene jumps right in your face. It greatly captures the horror of terrorism. The speech and torture scene is also very memorable, but it didn't quite hammer into my head."

BradWesley123's Movie Journal- April 2017 (33 movies items)

" DVD- 1hr. 56min. First Viewing The script is fairly wobbly, it never fully comes together in a satisfying way and goes on way too long, but The Siege has more pluses than negatives. It's pretty well-made (though Roger Deakins cinematography is, stunningly, disappointing), with a superb cast (Bening and Washington give commanding performances). While it is surprisingly prescient of the role terrorism would take in the 21st Century, 9/11 would occur just three years after the film's release, it's"

America's Got Talent... Denzel Washington (53 movies items)

"Anthony Hubbard"

From Plot to Reality (6 movies items)

"Post 9/11 Reactions While the reactions to 9/11 were not exactly like what happened in the Siege, you have to admit that there were similarities between the Siege and real life. "

America's Got Talent... Annette Bening (35 movies items)

"Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridge"