Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Eye end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Eye easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Eye

Name: The Eye
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Released: 2008
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey, Chloë Grace Moretz, Rade Šerbedžija

How can you believe your eyes when they're not yours?

Directed by Xavier Palud, David Moreau

Produced by Paramount Vantage, VN Productions

200898 min5.9 / 10

A supernatural horror-thriller about a blind violinist who gains sight through transplant only to perceive the dead, exploring trauma, sibling guilt, and the burden of unwanted knowledge.

Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, and while recovering from the operation, she realizes that she is seeing dead people.

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Is The Eye sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Eye scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does The Eye end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Eye easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Eye violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.