An Eye for an Eye
1981 · Movie · R · 106 min · ★ 5.2 · 38% critics
After a narcotics detective’s partner is killed, he leaves the force and starts hunting the people behind a drug ring on his own. His search pulls him through San Francisco and into a dangerous world where the trail reaches far beyond the street level.
Also known as Coups pour coups
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-08-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 38/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 (121 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like straightforward revenge action, martial-arts brawls, and 80s cop-movie energy in the vein of Hard to Kill or Code of Silence; Not for you if you want a fresh plot or grounded realism.
Pros: brisk revenge setup; fun 80s action energy; strong San Francisco atmosphere | Cons: very familiar story; uneven acting; action can feel silly
Themes
- martial arts
- police
- undercover
- chase
- fight
- san francisco, california
- gangster
- anti hero
- revenge
- vigilante
- organized crime
- drugs
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Chuck Norris
as Sean Kane
Christopher Lee
as Morgan Canfield
Richard Roundtree
as Capt. Stevens
Matt Clark
as Tom McCoy
Mako
as James Chan
Maggie Cooper
as Heather Sullivan
Rosalind Chao
as Linda Chan
Professor Toru Tanaka
as The Professor
Stuart Pankin
as Nicky LaBelle
Terry Kiser
as Dave Pierce
Directed by Steve Carver