Under siege

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows under siege

poster Captured in Chinatown
Captured in Chinatown
54mn - Mystery, Crime
A feud between two gangs in Chinatown breaks out into a tong war.
poster Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
(3/5)
67mn - Action, Adventure, Mystery
Drummond manages to save a woman from jumping in front of his car but she runs away with his car. He traces her and she asks him to help her out of a dangerous situation.
poster Go for Broke!
Go for Broke!
(3.3/5)
92mn - Action, Drama, War
A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with Japanese-American volunteers. We follow the training of a platoon under the rueful command of Lt. Mike Gr…
poster Bowery at Midnight
Bowery at Midnight
(2.7/5)
61mn - Comedy, Crime, Horror
A seemingly charitable soup kitchen operator (who moonlights as a criminology professor) uses his Bowery mission as a front for his criminal gang. Police attempt to close in on the gang as they commit a s…
poster The Exile
The Exile
(3.4/5)
95mn - Adventure, Romance
In 17th-century England, Charles II, the rightful heir to the kingdom, is driven from his country by militants working for rogue leader Oliver Cromwell. Charles ends up in the Netherlands, where he falls …
poster Dragonquest
Dragonquest
105mn - Fantasy
When an ancient warlord unleashes a mythological beast upon the realm, a young hero must embark on perilous quests to awaken a legendary dragon—the only creature powerful enough to defeat the monster and …
poster Hell of Borneo
Hell of Borneo
84mn - Adventure
A wealthy mercenary lives in blissful solitude on his private island in the Philippines, until it's invaded by pirates, mobsters, and smugglers.
poster The Policemen's Little Run
The Policemen's Little Run
6mn - Crime, Comedy
A policeman spots a dog stealing a piece of meat from a butcher's shop, and gives chase. Soon several more policemen have joined the pursuit. But the chase does not turn out as the policemen expect.
poster Let's Get Tough
Let's Get Tough
(2.6/5)
62mn - Comedy
Rejected by the Army, Marines, and Navy for being too young, the punks help the war effort by throwing fruit at a shop they believe is owned by a Japanese American. Confronted by him wielding a short swor…
poster Civilization
Civilization
(3.0/5)
86mn - Drama
Count Ferdinand, a submarine commander and secret pacifist refuses to torpedo a defenseless passenger ship during wartime. His submarine is sunk in the following fracas. In the spirit world, Christ commen…
poster Brandvæsenet rykker ud
Brandvæsenet rykker ud
1mn -
At first this looks like another of those innumerable fire brigade movies of the era in which you saw the horses charging pellmell out of the firehouse, pulling the firemen and the equipment. Usually they…
poster Dunces and Dangers
Dunces and Dangers
(3.2/5)
10mn - Comedy
Larry and his wife are desperately poor—with no food. However, the butcher and grocer show up to collect money they are owed and they won't take no for an answer. They are ready to take anything and every…
poster Pirates of the Coast
Pirates of the Coast
(2.7/5)
99mn - Adventure
Commander Luis Monterrey, a Spanish naval officer in the 16th century, finds his honor tested when he's framed for treason and sentenced to hard labor. Escaping to become a pirate captain himself, he must…
poster Outlier
Outlier
81mn - Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi
When a battered woman escapes her abusive boyfriend with help from a seemingly kind stranger, she discovers her rescue may have landed her in an even more sinister trap, forcing her to fight for survival …
poster Buried Alive
Buried Alive
62mn - Crime, Drama, Romance
A prison trustee rescues a despondent executioner from a bar-room brawl, and is blamed for the fight by a tabloid reporter who actually started it, and loses parole, becomes embittered, and gets blamed fo…
poster The Pirate of the Black Hawk
The Pirate of the Black Hawk
72mn - Adventure
Manfred, backed by Saracen pirates, deposes the Duke of Montfort, takes over the throne and kidnapped the Duke's young son. Capt. Riccardo, the leader of a pirate band on the ship Black Hawk, sets out to …
poster 3 Avengers
3 Avengers
(2.8/5)
101mn - Action, Adventure
Ursus and his sword-wielding companions run head-on against a usurper of a throne.
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