The Accused

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American film film legal drama film

The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film that powerfully examines sexual assault and victim-blaming, featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Jodie Foster.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → film → legal drama film →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Actress →
awardReceivedBy	Jodie Foster →
basedOn	real-life 1983 gang rape case in New Bedford, Massachusetts →
cinematographyBy	Robby Müller →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Jonathan Kaplan →
distributedBy	Paramount Pictures →
editedBy	O. Nicholas Brown →
filmingLocation	Vancouver →
genre	drama film → legal drama →
hasFilmRatingSystem	MPAA →
leadActorForCharacterKathrynMurphy	Kelly McGillis →
leadActorForCharacterSarahTobias	Jodie Foster →
leadCharacter	Kathryn Murphy → Sarah Tobias →
mainTheme	rape culture → sexual assault → victim blaming →
motionPictureRating	R →
musicBy	Brad Fiedel →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay →
notableFor	Oscar-winning performance by Jodie Foster → depiction of courtroom handling of sexual assault cases → exploration of victim-blaming in rape prosecutions →
originalLanguage	English →
portrays	criminal trial → gang rape → plea bargaining → prosecutorial ethics →
producer	Sherry Lansing →
productionCompany	Paramount Pictures →
releaseDate	1988-10-14 →
releaseYear	1988 →
runtimeMinutes	111 →
screenwriter	Tom Topor →
setIn	Massachusetts →
starring	Ann Hearn → Bernie Coulson → Jodie Foster → Kelly McGillis → Leo Rossi →
timePeriodOfSetting	1980s →
writer	Tom Topor →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alicia Christian Foster → Jodie Foster →	notableWork
Sarah Tobias →	appearsIn
Sarah Tobias →	createdForWork
Jodie Foster →	starredIn