The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)★ 6.4/10

US · 192 min · May 19, 1996

• Drama
• History

Directed by: Roger Young

Written by: Lionel Chetwynd, Jess Walter

A mini-series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the Idaho home of Randy Weaver, a white separatist. The ten-day siege, begun over a minor gun charge, resulted in the deaths of Weaver's son, wife and dog, and a U.S. Marshall. The incident caused major public outcry against the FBI and U.S. Marshals.