
Eye of the Beholder
Seen it?1999 | 109 min | Mystery, Thriller
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 9% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 44% audience score and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for people who can't resist a good whodunit and people who enjoy a knot in their stomach. It plays fair with the clues, so you can play along. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Not ideal if you just want to unwind.
A reclusive surveillance expert is hired to spy on a mysterious blackmailer, who just may be a serial killer.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
9% on Rotten Tomatoes, 29 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 44%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$35 million worldwide on a $15 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 39K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Stephan Elliott
- Ewan McGregorStephen Wilson
- Ashley JuddJoanna Eris
- Patrick BerginAlex Leonard
- K.D. LangHilary
- Geneviève BujoldDr. Brault
- Jason PriestleyGary
- Kaitlin BrownLucy Wilson
- Anne-Marie BrownLucy Wilson
- David NermanMickey Argyle
- Steven McCarthyPaul Hugo