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Under Siege

1992 · directed by Andrew Davis · 102 min
22,869 feet · Prominence
1,321st of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw67

$157m worldwide in 1992 — $368m in today's money.

As released$157mIn 2026 money$368mRank878 of 8,589In 199214 of 135

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise72

Critics 71, awards 10. Half each, so Praise lands at 72.

Critics71 → 35Awards10 → 5

Oscars2 nominated Sound, Sound Editing
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy32

Judged directly: Seagal's peak, action nostalgia.

Verdict32 of 100IMDb6.5 from 101kWikipedia25k views a monthAge34 years

Scored beside it · 1,694 of 3,430 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 67 praise 72 legacy 32averages 57, which places it at22,869 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

In these careers — elevation for this film

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey, Erika Eleniak.