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Eye of God
A small, peaceful, God-fearing town. But tonight, it's not God they have to fear.
A small, peaceful, God-fearing town. But tonight, it's not God they h...
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller - 1997
7.5
74%
N/A
A small Oklahoma town is stripped of its innocence when one of its boys turns up mute and bloodied by the lakeside. Unable to tell his story, the local sheriff embarks on a quest to uncover the roots of a gruesome crime. He's led to Ainsley DuPree and her new husband, Jack, a man whose interest in family may very well outweigh his morals.
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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
84 min
Release date:
17 Oct 1997
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
A strange, dark movie that ruminates upon several weighty questions about faith and the existence of a Supreme Being ...
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
''Eye of God'' is another small coup for Ms. Plimpton, whose uncanny ability to disappear into an assortment of thorny working-class characters comes close to matching Meryl Streep's in chameleonlike perfection.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Moody, sympathetic and shot through with a sense of apprehension, "Eye of God" marks an impressive debut for writer-director Tim Blake Nelson.
– Edward Guthmann,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Set against the vivid backdrop of an Oklahoma oil town in the terminal stages of economic devastation, "Eye of God" is deliberately paced but almost entirely free of nonessential material.
– Joe Leydon,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
Anderson creates what may be the most vividly scary and authentic portrait of a sociopathic ex-con since Dustin Hoffman in Straight Time.
– Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep 2011
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