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.
The Accused has generally received positive reviews.
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The Accused was released in 1988 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 10 reviews, giving The Accused (1988) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 84%.
With a score of 71%, The Accused is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1988, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1988 with similar scores include films like Working Girl, Gorillas in the Mist and Talk Radio.
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