Eye in the Sky (2015)

Eye in the Sky parents guide

What we could confirm fits an R: strong violence and some strong language.

Scare

Mildly scary

A few tense or eerie moments.

Jump scares

A couple

One or two sudden jolts.

Gore

Light gore

Some blood or injury, briefly.

Violence

Strong violence

Violence is frequent or intense.

Sex and nudity

None flagged

It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.

Language

Moderate

Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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Three questions

Is Eye in the Sky scary?

Only a little. Eye in the Sky has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Eye in the Sky?

Light gore and strong violence.

What is Eye in the Sky rated, and is it OK for kids?

It is an R, with strong violence and some strong language. Keep it for adults.

What is Eye in the Sky about?

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.

Cast and crew

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Eye in the Sky is on our Thriller on Tubi, Thriller on Kanopy, Thriller on Hoopla and War lists.

More like this feeling

Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

• “a thriller with a twist, no spoilers”
• “a movie that will make me cry”
• “scary but not gory”

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