2015·Drama·1h 42m
6.9
★
A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” As American pilot Steve Watts is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute reaching the highest levels of US and British government over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare.
Directed by Gavin Hood
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Cast
Helen Mirren
Colonel Katherine Powell
Aaron Paul
Steve Watts
Alan Rickman
Lieutenant General Frank Benson
Barkhad Abdi
Jama Farah
Jeremy Northam
Brian Woodale
Phoebe Fox
Carrie Gershon
Monica Dolan
Angela Northman
Richard McCabe
George Matherson
Babou Ceesay
Sergeant Mushtaq Saddiq
John Heffernan
Major Harold Webb
Michael O'Keefe
Ken Stanitzke
Laila Robins
Ms. Jillian Goldman
Crew
Gavin Hood
Director
Mark Kilian
Original Music Composer
Haris Zambarloukos
Director of Photography
David Lancaster
Producer
Colin Firth
Producer
Anne Sheehan
Executive Producer
Claudia Bluemhuber
Executive Producer
Karen Lunder
Co-Producer
Tony Lamberti
Sound Designer
Deborah Aquila
Casting
Tricia Wood
Casting
Tony Lamberti
Sound Effects Editor
Popular Reviews
152 reviews
Sonny Dawkins
1.0★ · 06/28/26
Alot of films depicting modern day militarys toe the line of being racist or insensitive in their depiction of the middle east, africa or Muslims in general. But will most likely try, usually to no avail, to add a degree of nuisance or understanding of why the the conflict is happening behond the antagonists as 'Evil Threats to Democracy' 🦅🇺🇲.
This film however does not do that and is straight up racist and morally bankrupt in all decisions that the characters make for the whole hour forty runtime. The ending trys to be a cautionary warning on the use of drones but does nothing to sway against the heap of propaganda thrown in your face through out.
Ultimately ending with a shallow, unintresting and offensive film with a message I can only assume is, yes its bad that kids die as collateral in drone attacks ... but what can you do? Which shouldn't be surprising now seeing what a vile cunt Helen Mirren has turned out to be.
This film however does not do that and is straight up racist and morally bankrupt in all decisions that the characters make for the whole hour forty runtime. The ending trys to be a cautionary warning on the use of drones but does nothing to sway against the heap of propaganda thrown in your face through out.
Ultimately ending with a shallow, unintresting and offensive film with a message I can only assume is, yes its bad that kids die as collateral in drone attacks ... but what can you do? Which shouldn't be surprising now seeing what a vile cunt Helen Mirren has turned out to be.
Alot of films depicting modern day militarys toe the line of being racist or insensitive in their depiction of the middle east, africa or Muslims in general. But will most likely try, usually to no avail, to add a degree of nuisance or understanding of why the the conflict is happening behond the antagonists as 'Evil Threats to Democracy' 🦅🇺🇲.
This film however does not do that and is straight up racist and morally bankrupt in all decisions that the characters make for the whole hour forty runtime. The ending trys to be a cautionary warning on the use of drones but does nothing to sway against the heap of propaganda thrown in your face through out.
Ultimately ending with a shallow, unintresting and offensive film with a message I can only assume is, yes its bad that kids die as collateral in drone attacks ... but what can you do? Which shouldn't be surprising now seeing what a vile cunt Helen Mirren has turned out to be.
This film however does not do that and is straight up racist and morally bankrupt in all decisions that the characters make for the whole hour forty runtime. The ending trys to be a cautionary warning on the use of drones but does nothing to sway against the heap of propaganda thrown in your face through out.
Ultimately ending with a shallow, unintresting and offensive film with a message I can only assume is, yes its bad that kids die as collateral in drone attacks ... but what can you do? Which shouldn't be surprising now seeing what a vile cunt Helen Mirren has turned out to be.
William Redhead
4.0★ · 06/10/26
helen mirren zionist origin story
helen mirren zionist origin story
irene
7.0★ · 05/30/26
a very interesting insight in international operations against terrorism and the ethical implications of every single action. the actors were obviously great too
a very interesting insight in international operations against terrorism and the ethical implications of every single action. the actors were obviously great too
Boris Van Maldeghem
6.0★ · 05/05/26
professor snape was ice cold;
professor snape was ice cold;
Luca
8.0★ · 04/05/26
The next beetle I see will unfortunately be subject to an ass kicking. Y'all can't be sneaking hidden cameras around you snitches.
I really enjoyed this film. <i>Eye in the Sky</i> offers a unique POV on war that rarely gets shown, yet it’s arguably the most important aspect of it--that being final decision making. At no point are you told how to feel about the situation - it’s entirely up to you to decipher this moral dilemma yourself. I love that creative choice. I will literally never write about politics in my reviews for a thousand reasons, so when a filmmaker also avoids pushing a perspective, I can appreciate that. That is what true art should be (that being said, I’m not calling this film true art lol, this is more of a general statement). The tension in this film is visceral, and the performances from the entire cast only raise the stakes. By no means will this be for everybody due to its slow nature, but it’s certainly a unique war film to check out.
I really enjoyed this film. <i>Eye in the Sky</i> offers a unique POV on war that rarely gets shown, yet it’s arguably the most important aspect of it--that being final decision making. At no point are you told how to feel about the situation - it’s entirely up to you to decipher this moral dilemma yourself. I love that creative choice. I will literally never write about politics in my reviews for a thousand reasons, so when a filmmaker also avoids pushing a perspective, I can appreciate that. That is what true art should be (that being said, I’m not calling this film true art lol, this is more of a general statement). The tension in this film is visceral, and the performances from the entire cast only raise the stakes. By no means will this be for everybody due to its slow nature, but it’s certainly a unique war film to check out.
The next beetle I see will unfortunately be subject to an ass kicking. Y'all can't be sneaking hidden cameras around you snitches.
I really enjoyed this film. <i>Eye in the Sky</i> offers a unique POV on war that rarely gets shown, yet it’s arguably the most important aspect of it--that being final decision making. At no point are you told how to feel about the situation - it’s entirely up to you to decipher this moral dilemma yourself. I love that creative choice. I will literally never write about politics in my reviews for a thousand reasons, so when a filmmaker also avoids pushing a perspective, I can appreciate that. That is what true art should be (that being said, I’m not calling this film true art lol, this is more of a general statement). The tension in this film is visceral, and the performances from the entire cast only raise the stakes. By no means will this be for everybody due to its slow nature, but it’s certainly a unique war film to check out.
I really enjoyed this film. <i>Eye in the Sky</i> offers a unique POV on war that rarely gets shown, yet it’s arguably the most important aspect of it--that being final decision making. At no point are you told how to feel about the situation - it’s entirely up to you to decipher this moral dilemma yourself. I love that creative choice. I will literally never write about politics in my reviews for a thousand reasons, so when a filmmaker also avoids pushing a perspective, I can appreciate that. That is what true art should be (that being said, I’m not calling this film true art lol, this is more of a general statement). The tension in this film is visceral, and the performances from the entire cast only raise the stakes. By no means will this be for everybody due to its slow nature, but it’s certainly a unique war film to check out.