Eye of the Beholder
1999 · Movie · R · 109 min · ★ 4.9 · 19% critics
A reclusive surveillance expert is hired to track a mysterious blackmailer and becomes drawn into a cross-country pursuit that blurs professional duty with personal obsession. As the trail grows darker and stranger, the case tests what he believes he’s seeing—and what he’s willing to ignore.
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-11-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Critic score
- 19/100
- TMDB rating
- 4.9/10 (170 votes)
- Budget
- $35,000,000
About
You may enjoy this if you like offbeat, stylish thrillers that feel surreal and ask you to go with the mood more than the logic; Not for you if you want a clear, tightly explained mystery like The Watcher.
Pros: stylish, striking visuals; intriguing mystery setup; strong lead performances | Cons: confusing, disjointed story; weak character motivations; uneven tone, repetitive
Themes
- beautiful woman
- serial killer
- secret service
- blindness
Cast & crew
Ewan McGregor
as Stephen Wilson
Ashley Judd
as Joanna Eris
Patrick Bergin
as Alex Leonard
K.D. Lang
as Hilary
Geneviève Bujold
as Dr. Brault
Jason Priestley
as Gary
- KB
Kaitlin Brown
as Lucy Wilson
- AB
Anne-Marie Brown
as Lucy Wilson
David Nerman
as Mickey Argyle
Steven McCarthy
as Paul Hugo
Directed by Stephan Elliott