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Eye for an Eye

Eye for an Eye

Thriller · Drama · 1996

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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Eye for an Eye

“What do you do when justice fails?”

1996 Thriller · Drama 1h 41m

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6.3 / 10

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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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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Schlesinger

Written by

Amanda Silver · Rick Jaffa

Sally Field

Sally Field

Karen McCann

Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland

Robert Doob

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Mack McCann

Beverly D'Angelo

Beverly D'Angelo

Dolly Green

Charlayne Woodard

Charlayne Woodard

Angel Kosinsky

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

Detective Sergeant Denillo

Olivia Burnette

Olivia Burnette

Julie McCann

Court is in session

Put Eye for an Eye on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.