Battle in Seattle

2007 PG-13 1h 39m

6.3 / 10 260

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6.3/10

260

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Thousands of activists arrive in Seattle, Washington in masses to protest the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 (World Trade Organization). Although it began as a peaceful protest with a goal of stopping the WTO talks, it escalated into a full-scale riot and eventually, a State of Emergency that pitted protesters against the Seattle Police Department and the National Guard.

Director Stuart Townsend

Writers

Stuart Townsend

Stars

Martin Henderson Michelle Rodriguez Woody Harrelson

Security Staff (as Rex Davidson)

Cop #2 (as Alexander M. Terzieff)

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Haskell Wexler

Action Drama

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User Reviews 2

Wuchak 11 Dec 2025

6/10

**_Rebels needing a cause vs. SWAT police in Jet City_** I never knew there was a battle in Seattle and learned that the ‘battle’ refers to the protests that halted the 1999 World Trade Organization (WTO) summit in Seattle from Nov 30 to Dec 3. Not being a fan of the typical ‘protestor’ who annoyingly blocks traffic, I put off seeing this docudrama; the fact that it bombed at the box office did...

FilipeManuelNeto 19 Nov 2022

4/10

**It has some points of merit, but lacks neutrality.** I was too young in 1999 to remember this World Trade Organization meeting. However, I am fully aware that this type of summit is usually a rallying point for demonstrators in favor of a thousand ideals: rebels without a cause, anarchists, socialists, communists, environmentalists, conspiracy theorists... I don't really know what happened...