Evil Eye
Seen it?2020 | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (44% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. 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
- A natural pick for people who enjoy a knot in their stomach and horror fans. Best watched without your phone in hand. Sits nicely alongside Hereditary.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Builds dread steadily, at 1 hr 30 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Not ideal if you just want to unwind.
A seemingly perfect romance turns dark when a mother becomes convinced her daughter’s new boyfriend has a sinister connection to her own past.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
44% on Rotten Tomatoes, 54 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 47%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 32K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Elan Dassani, Rajeev Dassani
- Sarita ChoudhuryUsha
- Sunita ManiPallavi
- Bernard WhiteKrishnan
- Omar MaskatiSandeep
- Anjali BhimaniRadhika
- Rachel Cora WoodKelly
- Ramesh ReddyMalik
- Lena ClarkSonia
- Satya Nikhil PolisettiRajeev D / Houston Guy
- Ash ThapliyalAmit