Eye for an Eye
Seen it?1996 | 101 min | Thriller, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It's still drawing plenty of interest, but just 8% on Rotten Tomatoes held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Cape Fear, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
It's fire and brimstone time as grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when a kangaroo court in Los Angeles fails to convict Robert Doob, the monster who raped and murdered her 17-year-old daughter.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
8% on Rotten Tomatoes, 25 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$27 million worldwide on a $20 million budget; spent 2 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 428K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Schlesinger
- Sally FieldKaren McCann
- Kiefer SutherlandRobert Doob
- Ed HarrisMack McCann
- Beverly D'AngeloDolly Green
- Charlayne WoodardAngel Kosinsky
- Joe MantegnaDetective Sergeant Denillo
- Olivia BurnetteJulie McCann
- Alexandra KyleMegan McCann
- Keith DavidMartin
- Philip Baker HallSidney Hughes