The Accused

IMDb link: 0094608
IMDb rating: 7.1 (43,018 votes)
Genres: Crime, Drama
Director: Jodie Foster, Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Kelly McGillis, Leo Rossi, Bernie Coulson and others

Release date: 14 Oct 1988
Release year: 1988
Runtime: 111 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: rape, blaming the victim, miniskirt, charged with rape, pinball machine, based on true story, courtroom drama, criminal trial, voyeurism, panties pulled down

Plot:

This movie is based on actual events. Sarah Tobias goes into a bar one night and winds up being gang raped by 3 guys. She is introduced to an attorney named Katherine Murphy. Not only does Katherine Murphy want to go after the men who commited the rape, she wants to go after the men in the bar who cheered it on. But Katherine has her work cut out for her. Her client has a past, and that past could be used against her in court.

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