Under Siege

Under Siege (1992)

  • 75% of critics liked it
    (24 reviews)

  • 59% of users liked it
    (61,185 ratings)

Andrew Davis directed this exciting thriller starring Steven Seagal, sans ponytail, and featuring electric, over-the-top performances by Gary Busey and Tommy Lee Jones. This action saga takes place on the battleship USS Missouri, about to be decommissioned from service after a visit from George… More

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R, 1 hr. 43 min.
Directed By
Andrew Davis, Andy Romano
Written By
Michael Rae, J.F. Lawton
Genres
Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Oct 9, 1992 Wide
On DVD
Aug 27, 1997
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Slick, old-fashioned formulaic entertainment

  • Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

    Seagal, it turns out, is only as good as his director.

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    Under Siege doesn't make a lot of sense, but it's got excitement galore. (HD-DVD Edition)

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    I'm not sure the wife or girlfriend would approve, but for the man of the house, it's above-average beer-and-pretzels material.

  • Clint Morris, Mediasharx

    Steven Seagals' finest moment....action from go to whoa

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Anthony L


    Erika Eleniak's tits. A seminal point in the history of cinema!

  • Derek D


    Seagal's best movie (even though Hard To Kill is at the top of my list) this has great performances by Jones and the real-life nutcase Busey as terrorists who take over a battleship. The film moves along at a very good pace and never gets boring. This is the last great film… More

  • Lenny M


    Not too much going on but I think Seagal was effective at going mainstream with this.

  • Michael S


    Die Hard on a boat is one hell of a good time!

  • Alexander W


    Corny? Impossible? Yeah but good action flik for any real man who wants to fight for his honour and Miss July.

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