An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye (1981)

  • 42% of users liked it
    (8,212 ratings)

The frequently used title An Eye for an Eye was applied to a Chuck Norris martial-arts festival in 1981. Norris plays Sean Kane, a San Francisco cop whose partner is murdered by an Oriental drug ring. Told to keep his distance by his superiors, Kane quits the force and sets out to exact vengeance.… More

R, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By
Steve Carver
Genres
Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Aug 14, 1981 Wide
On DVD
Nov 20, 2001

Critic Reviews

  • Scott Weinberg, Apollo Guide

    Aside from a few random smatterings of chop-socky daring-do, there's not one single thing about this movie worth sitting through.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Tim S


    This is one of those 70s/80s cop drama/action flicks with a far-fetched storyline....and I enjoyed it very much. My only complaint was the middle portion of the film where the was little action to be had and spent a lot more time fleshing out the plot. I still recommend it for a fun… More

  • Dean M


    Better than Chuck Norris' late 1970s movies. The dialogues between his character and Mako's are delightful and the settings and cast are better than usual, as is the story. Norris is no coward to fight against Christopher Lee's gangster without any weapons, only his… More

  • Steven V


    The acting isn't the best, especially Mako's performance is really awful, but it has some decent action. Apart from the Chuck Norris's fumble, some of the fight scenes are very good, especially those fights near the end. The story is very simple, but it has good… More

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