Film

The Accused

1988 · 1h 51m · Crime · Drama

The first scream was for help. The second is for justice.

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

93%

Metacritic

65

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.

Jodie Foster

Sarah Tobias

Kelly McGillis

Kathryn Murphy

Bernie Coulson

Ken Joyce

Leo Rossi

Cliff 'Scorpion' Albrect

Ann Hearn

Sally Fraser

Carmen Argenziano

D.A. Paul Rudolph

Steve Antin

Bob Joiner

Tom O'Brien

Larry

Peter Van Norden

Attorney Paulsen

Terry David Mulligan

Lieutenant Duncan

Woody Brown

Danny

Scott Paulin

Attorney Wainwright

Kim Kondrashoff

Kurt

Stephen E. Miller

Polito

Tom Heaton

Bartender Jesse

Andrew Kavadas

Defendant Matt Haines

• Jonathan KaplanDirector
• Tom ToporScreenplay
• Stanley R. JaffeProducer
• Sherry LansingProducer
• Ralf D. BodeDirector of Photography
• Brad FiedelOriginal Music Composer
• Gerald B. GreenbergEditor
• Sally DennisonCasting
• Julie SelzerCasting

The Accused - TrailerThe Accused 1988 TV trailer

Release date

October 14, 1988

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

R

Genres

Crime, Drama

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