Eye for an Eye
1996 · 101 min · Director: John Schlesinger
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Karen McCann's eldest daughter is raped and murdered whilst on the phone with her. When the case against Robert Doob, the perpetrator, is dismissed because of a technicality, she starts following him and sees how he checks out his next victim, a woman he delivers groceries to. She tells the police, but is only warned she must stop following Doob. When she tries to warn the woman, she is shooed out of the house. Doob, having found out that Karen is following him, threatens to do something to her youngest daughter. She then seeks help from a group of vigilantes connected to a support group, in order to shoot Doob. However, a friend from the support group turns out to be an FBI agent investigating the very vigilante activity Karen is involved in and warns her that she will go to jail for the rest of her life unless it is self-defense. In the meantime, tension grows between Karen and her husband Mack, because he finds out she has secretly been taking self-defense classes and has been learning how to use a gun. When Doob makes another victim and is again released for lack of evidence, she finds a way to lure him into her house and kill him in self-defense.
Emotional fingerprint
Eye for an Eye (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anger 30%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anger30%
- Anxiety25%
- Sadness20%
- Tension15%
- Satisfaction10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Anger, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Anger, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Surprise
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Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
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Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Surprise
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 57 % | 52 % | 38 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 36 % | 43 % | 24 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Curiosity | 38 % | 23 % | 41 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 28 % | 46 % | 13 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 45 % | 50 % | 23 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Tension | 59 % | 56 % | 46 % | 29 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Curiosity | 56 % | 51 % | 49 % | 21 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 46 % | 53 % | 16 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 56 % | 49 % | 51 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 48 % | 49 % | 20 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 43 % | 40 % | 15 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Empathy | 57 % | 45 % | 31 % | 15 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 61 % | 55 % | 36 % | 16 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 61 % | 61 % | 43 % | 16 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 64 % | 63 % | 44 % | 21 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 68 % | 65 % | 44 % | 24 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 70 % | 60 % | 38 % | 20 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Relief | 66 % | 41 % | 36 % | 29 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Surprise | 63 % | 32 % | 43 % | 48 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Megan McCann
Redheaded Woman
Office Staff (as Iris Fields)
Sean
Details
- Directed by
- John Schlesinger
- Written by
- Amanda Silver, Erika Holzer, Rick Jaffa
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1996
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anger
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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