Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- propulsive
- heightened
- tense
- action movie night
- 1990s nostalgia
What critics said
Critics broadly considered it a formulaic and inferior sequel, while acknowledging its confident action staging and occasional villainous energy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Travis Dane commandeers a westbound train and uses its movement to conceal his location while Ryback fights through its cars.
Retired Navy SEAL Casey Ryback is the primary figure able to rescue the hostages and dismantle Dane's mercenary operation.
Dane threatens the eastern seaboard with a hijacked defense satellite, creating an escalating race against time.
The moving train, Rocky Mountain locations, hand-to-hand combat, explosions, and military hardware provide the film's central visual appeal.
Films like Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, and why
Under Siege
shares a one-man-army action thriller structure, terrorist hostage crisis, and confined mass-transit setting
Executive Decision
combines a race against time, high-concept terrorism, and action set pieces aboard a moving vehicle
Passenger 57
features a lone action hero battling criminals in a contained transportation setting with escalating physical peril
Die Hard with a Vengeance
shares a technologically driven terrorist plot, military stakes, and muscular 1990s action-thriller tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Geoff Murphy
- Release Date
- 1995-07-13
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (1072)
Cast
- Steven Seagal
- Eric Bogosian
- Katherine Heigl
- Morris Chestnut
- Everett McGill
- Brenda Bakke
- Peter Greene
- Andy Romano
- Nick Mancuso
- Jonathan Banks
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Under Siege 2: Dark Territory about?
- A retired Navy SEAL chef battles mercenaries aboard a hijacked Rocky Mountain train while a rogue satellite threatens the eastern seaboard.
- What is Under Siege 2: Dark Territory like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Under Siege 2: Dark Territory as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Under Siege 2: Dark Territory violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory as brutal.
- What did critics think of Under Siege 2: Dark Territory?
- Critics broadly considered it a formulaic and inferior sequel, while acknowledging its confident action staging and occasional villainous energy.
- Which films are like Under Siege 2: Dark Territory?
- Films with a similar feel include Under Siege, Executive Decision, Passenger 57, and Die Hard with a Vengeance.
- How long is Under Siege 2: Dark Territory?
- Under Siege 2: Dark Territory runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch Under Siege 2: Dark Territory?
- In United States, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
