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      Short Eyes

      R 1978 1h 44m Drama List
      92% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 84% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Convicts try to stay alive in a brutal prison where certain fellow inmates violate nearly every known rule of decency. Read More Read Less

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      David Ansen Newsweek The flaws ultimately don't matter. Like the prison jargon, the sense of which is always clear even if the words are incomprehensible, Piñero's angry eloquence -- and his sudden flashes of tenderness -- burn away one's esthetic qualms. Mar 7, 2023 Full Review Pauline Kael New Yorker With sensational material like this, disorganization is preferable to a slick, false structure. And parts of this movie seem as good as they could possibly be. May 26, 2021 Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times Remarkably effective film making. Rated: 4/5 May 9, 2005 Full Review Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com The viewer walks away with a deep understanding of motivation, which helps "Short Eyes" through clichés it periodically encounters. Rated: B Sep 21, 2020 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault A brutal, compelling slice of prison life, popularly described as "raw and powerful." Rated: A Apr 9, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 18, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      delysid d this is like the holy grail for all prison movies. the TV show Oz as well has strong similarities to this. but this movie is miles above that HBO sludge. the scene where they finally decide to kill the pedophile is intense! i like watching prison life from a safe distance Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/17/20 Full Review Audience Member A bit disturbing (even for a prison flick) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Slightly stagy adaptation still packs quite a wallop. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Prisoners roll out the welcome mat for a new child molester inmate. More memorable than most prison dramas for the brutal treatment of the new guy. I learned that short eyes is prison slang for a child molester. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Thirty-five years on, this story still hold great relevance. One of the more thought provoking films I've seen in awhile. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Prisoners roll out the welcome mat for a new child molester inmate. More memorable than most prison dramas for the brutal treatment of the new guy. I learned that short eyes is prison slang for a child molester. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Convicts try to stay alive in a brutal prison where certain fellow inmates violate nearly every known rule of decency.
      Director
      Robert M. Young
      Production Co
      Paramount Pictures
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 3, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 44m
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