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The Accused

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

1988 · R · 1h 51m

Directed by Jonathan Kaplan

7.1

TMDB audience score
716 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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  • Fandango At Home

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Cast

  • 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

  • Tom McBeath
    Defendant Stu Holloway

  • Rose Weaver
    Nurse