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1988 Certificate 18 Certificate 18 (TBC)
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Jodie Foster won deserved acclaim for her performance as Sarah Tobias, a hard-living, fiercely independent woman is gang raped in the back of a local bar. She finds herself battling the legal system not once but twice, as she and her attorney, Kathryn Murphy (Kelly McGillis), go after her attackers and the onlookers whose .. Read more

Starring Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi
Director Jonathan Kaplan
Genres Drama, Thriller

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The Accused

Jodie Foster won deserved acclaim for her performance as Sarah Tobias, a hard-living, fiercely independent woman is gang raped in the back of a local bar. She finds herself battling the legal system not once but twice, as she and her attorney, Kathryn Murphy (Kelly McGillis), go after her attackers and the onlookers whose cheering fueled and encouraged the assault. The film is based on a true situation that occurred in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Starring Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi, Steve Antin, Ann Hearn, Carmen Argenziano, Tom O'Brien, Peter van Norden
Director Jonathan Kaplan
Studio PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 46 mins
Watch now: 1 hr 50 mins
Certificate DVD: Certificate 18, Watch Online: Certificate 18 (TBC)
Collections 100 Feisty Females
Genres Drama, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Watch Online: English
Dubbed French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Arabic
Released DVD: 01 Jul 2002
Watch now: 08 Apr 2009
Production year: 1988
Watch now £2.49
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (5) of The Accused

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    Jodie Foster won her first best actress Oscar for her moving performance here as Sarah Tobias, the white-trash waitress who is gang raped in a bar and then endures public scrutiny so her attackers and those who watched can be brought to justice. Jonathan Kaplan's controversial movie raised a storm of protest on its release from those who believed its content veered too close to gratuitous voyeurism — yes, the rape scene is explicit and designed to shock. Both Foster and Kelly McGillis, as the crusading lawyer, are superb and the film raises some pointed questions about an emotive subject.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • "...[Foster gives] an extraordinary performance, bolstered by an innate gallantry, a tensile strength of skill and an observation of physical detail..."

    • Los Angeles Times
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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  • 9 out of 13 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Unsurpassed

    Having waited for weeks to see Flightplan, and having been sorely disappointed, I went back to The Accused. This is just a great film. The acting and direction are flawless. You squirm and are appalled as the story unfolds, and you are kept hanging on till the very end to get the full horror of the event, and then the eventual outcome. Still a potent and relevant film today.

      • Cesca from Bridge of Allan
      • Posted 11 Dec 2006 21:26

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Are we all accused?

    This is a good film, but I'm not sure that I enjoyed it, but am sure that every man and probably every woman should see it.

    Jody Foster plays so well a not very sympathetic small town girl who is not afraid to take chances.

    Does the story line seem real,sorry to

    say it does.

      • David Bolland from Lincolnshire
      • Posted 29 Jun 2005 21:07

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