Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- harrowing
- angry
- paranoid
- intense thriller night
- crime cinema viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as overwrought, thinly written, morally evasive, and exploitative despite its potentially serious subject matter.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Karen McCann responds to her daughter's rape and murder by tracking Robert Doob and seeking vigilante assistance.
Doob is repeatedly released through technicalities and lack of evidence, pushing Karen toward self-help justice.
Karen lures Doob into her house, transforming a domestic space into the setting for the climactic encounter.
The film foregrounds rape, murder, and revenge while critics characterized its emotional strategy as audience manipulation.
Films like Eye for an Eye, and why
Death Wish
Shared rape-and-revenge premise, vigilante justice, and morally confrontational thriller structure.
The Accused
Shared focus on sexual violence, grieving survivors, and the conflict between legal procedure and personal vengeance.
Ms. 45
Shared bleak revenge-thriller tone and a protagonist pursuing justice outside ineffective institutions.
Movie Details
- Director
- John Schlesinger
- Release Date
- 1996-01-12
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (491)
Cast
- Sally Field
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Ed Harris
- Beverly D'Angelo
- Charlayne Woodard
- Joe Mantegna
- Olivia Burnette
- Alexandra Kyle
- Keith David
- Philip Baker Hall
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Eye for an Eye about?
- A devastated mother turns to vigilantism when a legal technicality leaves her daughter's killer free to hunt again.
- What is Eye for an Eye like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Eye for an Eye as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Eye for an Eye violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Eye for an Eye as brutal.
- What did critics think of Eye for an Eye?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as overwrought, thinly written, morally evasive, and exploitative despite its potentially serious subject matter.
- Which films are like Eye for an Eye?
- Films with a similar feel include Death Wish, The Accused, and Ms. 45.
- How long is Eye for an Eye?
- Eye for an Eye runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Eye for an Eye?
- In United States, Eye for an Eye is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
