Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an inhospitable, sparsely inhabited island off the coast of northern Scotland.
Eye of the Needle has generally received positive reviews.
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Eye of the Needle was released in 1981 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 65 reviews, giving Eye of the Needle (1981) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 74%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 70%.
With a score of 71%, Eye of the Needle is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1981, which stands at 60%.
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