Under Siege (1992) - Parents Guide Movie Rating

MPA: R BBFC: 15 Maturity Rating 16+

MPAA Reason: Rated R for strong violence, and for language and brief nudity.

BBFC Reason: strong violence, language

BBFC Ratings info: UNDER SIEGE is a US action drama in which an ex-Navy seal must stop a group of terrorists from seizing control of an American battleship. Violence: Strong violence includes shootings and stabbings which result in bloody injury detail. Language: There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'). There is brief breast nudity in a scene which shows a woman removing her top.

Sex & Nudity

mild

A woman is seen popping out of a cake whilst wearing a very revealing thong and dancing, she then gradually takes of her top and her breasts are visible for a few seconds before she covers up. The woman later changes her shirt, but she covers her chest, only the side of her breasts are shown, no visible nudity.

Violence & Gore

severe

A man blows up a helicopter full of soldiers with a bazooka. Ryback's back is gouged by an anchor by some bad guys as he swims underwater, and the wound on his back is briefly seen a few times, and it's somewhat gory. Ryback punches an officer in the face in a kitchen, and gets into a brief fight with some soldiers. There's a cut on the officer's face for the rest of the movie. There's a large shootout in the hallways of the submarine, and several bad guys are shot and killed. Bombs blow up on the sub at different times in the film, and various bad guys are injured or killed by them, but the deaths and injuries aren't focused on. A woman shoots a man in the back, and he falls over, dead. Ryback kicks a man's legs out from under him and karate chops his neck, knocking him out. Two men enter a meat locker and shoot up the inside, attempting to kill Ryback, and he opens a hatch in the ceiling, and the door swings down and hits one of the men in the head. Ryback drops from the hatch and kicks the other man in the face and runs out, locking them both inside. A sailor tries to get at a terrorist but he is then knocked down and shot repeatedly by the terrorist while lying on the floor. This scene is bloody and brutal. A man is shot in the head near the beginning, and a small blood spurt can be seen on his forehead. A man is crushed by a large falling hook, and it's pretty bloody. A man is forced on his knees with his hands on his head, and is subsequently shot in the back multiple times. Blood squirts from the exit wounds. His body is later turned over to reveal blood on his chest and mouth. Ryback throws a knife thrown into an enemy's neck. The knife is later pulled out of his neck, off-screen with a brief gory sound. After the knife kill, Ryback fights another man, and breaks his neck. A submarine and a helicopter are blown up at different times in the film. Ryback fights a group of enemies with a knife, and several of them are sliced on the leg and stabbed in the armpit, both times with blood. Another is pushed onto a band saw and the blade cuts into his shoulder, also with some brief blood flow. A bomb explodes causing a man to be hit with shrapnel in the face (off-screen, injuries only briefly seen afterwards). Ryback punches another man in the face and throws him over some railing, and his leg gets caught in a rope and he hangs there, unconscious. Ryback gets into a martial arts fight with a man on the submarine's deck, and rips out his windpipe. No blood is visible and the scene is dimly lit, but the windpipe can be made out in Rayback's hand briefly. The scene is brutal, but not graphic. Ryback and Stranix get into a knife fight in the submarine control room, and both are cut a few times with some blood. Ryback gouges Stranix's eye with his thumb, and then stabs him in the head and throws him into a computer screen.

Profanity

moderate

9 uses of 'f**k' (one paired with 'mother')', 18 uses of 'shit', 16 uses of 'hell', 9 uses of 'damn' (7 paired with 'God'), 7 uses of 'ass' (1 used as 'asshole'), 2 uses of 'bitch', 1 use of 'prick', 1 use of 'bastard', 1 use of 'faggot', 1 use of "Jesus Christ", and 2 uses of "oh my God".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

mild

A few charcters smoke and drink, nothing graphic.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

moderate

There are several shooting and fighting scenes which could be intense to some people. This goes especially for the final fight between the hero and the main villain. The plot revolves around a group of mercenaries who seize control over a battleship and a man who takes them out single-handedly.