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.
The Onion Field has generally received positive reviews.
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The Onion Field was released in 1979 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 29 reviews, giving The Onion Field (1979) an average rating of 62%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 71%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 63%.
With a score of 62%, The Onion Field is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1979, which stands at 60%.
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