Overview
A dying drug lord's past catches up with him as revenge unfolds in a nursing home.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- grim
- oppressive
- paranoid
- crime movie night
- late night thriller viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a tense, grimly effective Spanish crime thriller anchored by Luis Tosar's performance and a sustained atmosphere of moral dread.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mario uses his professional access to Antonio as a caregiver while secretly worsening the dying man's condition.
Mario's revenge for his brother's overdose develops into an escalating confrontation with Antonio and his criminal family.
The plot places a powerful drug family, cartel dealings, police operations, and a seniors residence within Galicia.
Mario's covert revenge, the brothers' failed cartel deal, and Julia's endangered pregnancy unfold in parallel.
Films like Eye for an Eye, and why
The Secret in Their Eyes
shared revenge-driven crime thriller structure, moral ambiguity, and bleak family violence
Marshland
shared Spanish-language crime drama atmosphere, escalating vendetta, and compromised protagonists
The Counsellor
shared organized-crime setting, suspenseful retribution plot, and brutal ethical tension
Movie Details
- Director
- Paco Plaza
- Release Date
- 2019-08-30
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (341)
Cast
- Luis Tosar
- María Vázquez
- Ismael Martínez
- Pablo Guisa Koestinger
- Daniel Currás
- María Luisa Mayol
- Víctor Duplá
- Enric Auquer
- Xan Cejudo
- Marcos Javier Fernández Eimil
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Eye for an Eye about?
- A caregiver turns intimate access to a terminal drug lord into a merciless campaign of revenge, while the criminal family around them collapses under its own violence.
- 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 strong and its storytelling as layered.
- 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 regard the film as a tense, grimly effective Spanish crime thriller anchored by Luis Tosar's performance and a sustained atmosphere of moral dread.
- Which films are like Eye for an Eye?
- Films with a similar feel include The Secret in Their Eyes, Marshland, and The Counsellor.
- How long is Eye for an Eye?
- Eye for an Eye runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Eye for an Eye?
- In United States, Eye for an Eye streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
