The Eye
A newly sighted woman discovers that her transplanted cornea also exposes a hostile world of ghosts and a buried human tragedy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- foreboding
- paranoid
- late night horror
- ghost story marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed it as a conventional ghost story elevated by several genuinely effective scares and a compelling supernatural premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Wong Kar Mun's cornea transplant grants her the ability to see ghosts as well as ordinary people.
The transplanted cornea links Kar Mun to its deceased former owner and the unresolved history surrounding that person.
Kar Mun searches for the identity and past of the dead cornea donor to understand the apparitions she sees.
The film contrasts Kar Mun's renewed ability to see with disturbing apparitions that transform familiar spaces into sites of danger.
Films like The Eye, and why
The Sixth Sense
supernatural horror centered on a young woman whose altered perception reveals an unsettling spirit world
Shutter
east asian ghost horror combining grief, investigative mystery, and sudden supernatural scares
The Ring
psychological supernatural horror involving a mysterious vision and the history of a dead person
Movie Details
- Directors
- Oxide Pang, Danny Pang
- Release Date
- 2002-05-09
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (484)
Cast
- Angelica Lee
- Lawrence Chou
- Candy Lo
- Edmund Chen
- Yut Lai So
- Chadatirud Lertaveesin
- Yin Ping Ko
- Florence Wu Wing-Han
- Wisarup Annuar
- Yuet Siu Wong
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- BFI Player Amazon Channel, ARROW
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Eye about?
- A newly sighted woman discovers that her transplanted cornea also exposes a hostile world of ghosts and a buried human tragedy.
- What is The Eye like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Eye as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Eye violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Eye as mild.
- What did critics think of The Eye?
- Critics broadly viewed it as a conventional ghost story elevated by several genuinely effective scares and a compelling supernatural premise.
- Which films are like The Eye?
- Films with a similar feel include The Sixth Sense, Shutter, and The Ring.
- How long is The Eye?
- The Eye runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Eye?
- In United States, The Eye streams on BFI Player Amazon Channel, ARROW.
