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When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.


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

Denzel Washington
Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard

Annette Bening
Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger

Bruce Willis
Major-General William Devereaux

Tony Shalhoub
Agent Frank Haddad

Sami Bouajila
Samir Nazhde

Aasif Mandvi
Khalil Saleh

Mark Valley
FBI Agent Mike Johanssen

Jack Gwaltney
Fred Darius

David Proval
Danny Sussman

Lance Reddick
FBI Agent Floyd Rose
The Siege is a drama, action, thriller, crime film released in 1998 exploring themes of new york city, muslim, undercover agent, fbi, islam, martial law. Directed by Edward Zwick, it stars Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis. 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.
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