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Eye for an Eye (1996)

Eye for an Eye poster
Directed by
John Schlesinger
Genre
drama film, crime film, rape and revenge film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 476 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman's daughter is murdered and the killer gets off on a technicality. She decides to take matters into her own hands and track him down.

grief-strickenangrytensesuspensefuldarkfrustratingsomberdisturbing

What happens

Eye for an Eye is a 1996 American psychological thriller film, directed by John Schlesinger and written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, adapted from Erika Holzer's novel of the same name. It stars Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris, Beverly D'Angelo, and Joe Mantegna. Released by Paramount Pictures on January 12, 1996, the film received mostly negative reviews from critics and grossed $26.9 million against a $20 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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