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Eye for an Eye

1996 · 101 min

A grim, emotionally charged thriller that follows a mother's descent into obsession and vigilante justice, anchored by a raw central performance.

Directed by
John Schlesinger
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Tagline
What do you do when justice fails?
Overview
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.

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Directed by
John Schlesinger
Genres
Thriller, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • revenge
  • justice
  • obsession
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
John Schlesinger
Written by
Amanda Silver, Rick Jaffa
Starring
Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris, Beverly D'Angelo, Charlayne Woodard, Joe Mantegna, Olivia Burnette, Alexandra Kyle
Music
James Newton Howard
Cinematography
Amir Mokri
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
French, English, Spanish, Korean

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