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Eye for an Eye

1996Movie1 h 41 minR

37

WeakGoodWatch score

37

WeakGoodWatch score

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Summary

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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Friends night
Thought-provoking
Adults

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Graphic violence bothers you

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Directed by: John Schlesinger
Written by: Amanda Silver, Rick Jaffa, Erika Holzer
Produced by: Michael I. Levy
Music by: James Newton Howard

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Facts

January 12, 1996 · 1 h 41 min · R

Released: January 12, 1996
Runtime: 1 h 41 min
Age rating: R
Content: Violence, Sexual Content, Strong Language
Genres: Thriller, Drama
Original language: English
Also spoken: French, Spanish, Korean
Made in: United States
Budget: $20 million
Box office: $27 million
Available in: 62 countries

Tropes

Asshole Victim, But for Me, It Was Tuesday, Bad People Abuse Animals +9

12 of 16 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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Where can I stream Eye for an Eye?

In the United States, you can rent or buy Eye for an Eye from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It streams in 10 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is Eye for an Eye worth watching?

37

WeakGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 37 (IMDb 6.2, Letterboxd 3.0 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 7%, and Metacritic 25). Audiences rate it higher (58 out of 100) than critics (16).

Will I feel good after watching Eye for an Eye?

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Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.