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The Accused

Movie · 1988 · 111 min

A harrowing, clear-eyed procedural that forces you to sit with a victim's pain and the failures of justice, ending in hard-won catharsis.

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1988 film by Jonathan Kaplan
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Year
1988
Runtime
111 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • trauma
  • gender
  • power
  • guilt
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, crime, trial
Directed by
Jonathan Kaplan
Written by
Tom Topor
Starring
Jodie Foster, Tom Heaton, Kelly McGillis, Carmen Argenziano, Steve Antin, Leo Rossi, Garry Chalk, Bryan Johnson
Music
Brad Fiedel
Cinematography
Ralf D. Bode
Runtime
111 min
Country
Canada, United States
Languages
English

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