The Onion Field (1979)
"What happened in the onion field is true. But the real crime is what happened after."
ThumbScore
👍 68%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 86%
(RT: 86%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Franklyn Seales as Jimmy Smith
David Huffman as District Attorney Phil Halpin
Dianne Hull as Helen Hettinger (as Diane Hull)
Is The Onion Field good?
It's divisive. 68% audience score, estimated from 124 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 86%.
Overview
An LA police officer is murdered in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. However, legal loopholes could keep his kidnappers from receiving justice, and his partner is haunted by overwhelming survivor's guilt. Wikipedia ↗
