# Under Siege (1992)

> A disgraced navy seal hiding as a battleship cook wages a one-man counterassault against mercenaries hijacking a nuclear-armed warship.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4241

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller
- Director: Andrew Davis
- Cast: Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey, Erika Eleniak, Colm Meaney, Damian Chapa, Andy Romano, Patrick O'Neal
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105690/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: propulsive, heightened, sardonic, action movie night, 1990s nostalgia

## Synopsis

A cook on a battleship must unleash his hidden skills to thwart a deadly takeover.

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- [Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/2200)
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- [Crimson Tide (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/4334)
- [Second in Command (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/11604)
- [Down Periscope (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/4450)
- [Passenger 57 (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/5610)
- [Air Force One (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/4931)
- [Fire Down Below (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/8433)
- [Hunter Killer (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/248446)

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