Movie

The Accused

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

1988★ 7.1 · 6911h 51mCrimeDrama

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.

Trailer

Trailer · The Accused - Trailer

Watch on YouTube ↗

Images

Backdrops & posters from TMDB

16 images

Cast

Jodie Foster
as Sarah Tobias

Kelly McGillis
as Kathryn Murphy

Garry Chalk
as Courthouse Reporter

Carmen Argenziano
as D.A. Paul Rudolph

Garwin Sanford
as Courthouse Reporter

Bernie Coulson
as Ken Joyce

Leo Rossi
as Cliff 'Scorpion' Albrect

Stephen E. Miller
as Polito

Christianne Hirt
as Angela

Kevin McNulty
as Plea Bargain Lawyer

Andrew Kavadas
as Defendant Matt Haines

Frances Flanagan
as Mrs. Albrect

Information

Community

7.1/ 10

691 TMDB votes

7.1

Your rating

Saved in this browser · counts toward collection progress

Release date: 1988-10-14

Runtime: 1h 51m

Genres

CrimeDrama

Where to watch

Availability via TMDB / JustWatch

Country

Logos show where this title is listed (stream, rent, or buy). TMDB does not provide direct links into Netflix or other apps — use the button below to open TMDB’s watch page (JustWatch data) for this country.

Open watch options on TMDB

StreamIncluded with subscription