The Accused
“The first scream was for help. The second is for justice.”
Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a bar while people watch and cheer. District Attorney Kathryn Murphy takes the case; however, she allows the rapists to receive a mild sentence. A distraught Sarah decides to seek punishment for the men who witnessed and encouraged the rape. To get justice, Sarah must take the stand and revisit the night of her attack.
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Cast
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Jodie Foster
Sarah Tobias
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Taxi Driver
Kelly McGillis
Kathryn Murphy
Known for
Top Gun
Witness
Bernie Coulson
Ken Joyce
Known for
Loverboy
Leo Rossi
Cliff 'Scorpion' Albrect
Known for
Halloween II
Gotti
Ann Hearn
Sally Fraser
Known for
Lorenzo's Oil
Omen IV: The Awakening
Carmen Argenziano
D.A. Paul Rudolph
Known for
Identity
Angels & Demons
Steve Antin
Bob Joiner
Known for
The Goonies
The Last American Virgin
Tom O'Brien
Larry
Known for
The Astronaut's Wife
The Big Easy
Peter Van Norden
Attorney Paulsen
Known for
The Stand
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Terry David Mulligan
Lieutenant Duncan
Known for
Atomic Train
Taken
Woody Brown
Danny
Known for
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Killer Party
Scott Paulin
Attorney Wainwright
Known for
Turner & Hooch
Pump Up the Volume
Jonathan Kaplan Director · Tom Topor Screenplay Brad Fiedel Composer
Worldwide gross $38M · Budget $6M · United States release October 14, 1988
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$37,700,000
Gross vs. budget
6.3×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Jaffe-Lansing
Production
United States · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 14, 1988
Theatrical
Argentina
March 16, 1989 · Theatrical
Australia
March 9, 1989 · Theatrical
Austria
February 1, 1989 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 16, 1989 · Theatrical
Canada
October 12, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Colombia
March 15, 1989 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 24, 1989 · Theatrical
Finland
February 24, 1989 · Theatrical
France
February 22, 1989 · Theatrical
Germany
February 13, 1989 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
February 23, 1989 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
June 26, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
February 24, 1989 · Theatrical
Italy
February 24, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
February 18, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 23, 1989 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 20, 1990 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 24, 1989 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 1, 1989 · Theatrical
Spain
March 18, 1989 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 24, 1989 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 24, 1989 · Theatrical · German
February 25, 1989 · Theatrical · French
Taiwan
March 18, 1989 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 1, 1989 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 17, 1989 · Theatrical
XC
February 1, 1991 · Theatrical
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