The Accused (1988)
"The first scream was for help. The second is for justice."
Critics Score
🎬 79%
(RT: 93%, MC: 65) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Bernie Coulson as Ken Joyce
Leo Rossi as Cliff 'Scorpion' Albrect
Ann Hearn as Sally Fraser
Steve Antin as Bob Joiner
Tom O'Brien as Larry
Is The Accused good?
It's divisive. Only 66% of audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 79%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
