Eye for an Eye

3.8 Score

1996 • 1h 41min • R • Thriller, Drama

Eye for an Eye

"What do you do when justice fails?"

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.

IMDb 6.2

RT 8%

MC 25

Director

John Schlesinger

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Sally Field

Sally Field

Karen McCann

Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland

Robert Doob

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Mack McCann

Beverly D'Angelo

Beverly D'Angelo

Dolly Green

Charlayne Woodard

Angel Kosinsky

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

Detective Sergeant Denillo

Olivia Burnette

Olivia Burnette

Julie McCann

Alexandra Kyle

Alexandra Kyle

Megan McCann

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Sally Field

Sally Field Karen McCann

Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland Robert Doob

Ed Harris

Ed Harris Mack McCann

Beverly D'Angelo

Beverly D'Angelo Dolly Green

Charlayne Woodard Angel Kosinsky

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna Detective Sergeant D...

Olivia Burnette

Olivia Burnette Julie McCann

Alexandra Kyle

Alexandra Kyle Megan McCann

Keith David

Keith David Martin

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker Hall Sidney Hughes

Natalija Nogulich

Natalija Nogulich Susan Juke

Armin Shimerman

Armin Shimerman Judge Arthur Younger

Nicholas Cascone District Attorney Ho...

Darrell Larson

Darrell Larson Peter Green

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