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A Balasaur Score of 74 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, Metacritic 65/100. Scores higher than 87% of the 419 1980s crime movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a bar while people watch and cheer. District Attorney Kathryn Murphy takes the case; however, she allows the rapists to receive a mild sentence. A distraught Sarah decides to seek punishment for the men who witnessed and encouraged the rape. To get justice, Sarah must take the stand and revisit the night of her attack.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic65/100
702 audience votes
Key crew
- Tom ToporScreenplay
- Jonathan KaplanDirector
- Brad FiedelOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jodie FosterSarah Tobias
- Kelly McGillisKathryn Murphy
- Bernie CoulsonKen Joyce
- Leo RossiCliff 'Scorpion' Albrect
- Ann HearnSally Fraser
- Carmen ArgenzianoD.A. Paul Rudolph
- Steve AntinBob Joiner
- Tom O'BrienLarry
- Peter Van NordenAttorney Paulsen
- Terry David MulliganLieutenant Duncan
- Woody BrownDanny
- Scott PaulinAttorney Wainwright
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Themes
rapealcoholboston, massachusettsclothingbased on true storyrape victimgang rapedistrict attorneyinjusticepeer pressuredrunkennessshocking
The Best Movies of 1988
The Accused is #35 of 60
