Movie

Eye in the Sky

2015 · 1h 42m · Drama · Thriller · War

TMDB 7.0/10 (1,771 votes)

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

Box office $19M worldwide

IMDb ↗Screen catalogue →

0 members

What's driving coverage of Eye in the Sky right now?

Comments

Ask Genius by OpenServe:

Free account · your comment posts right after signup

Eye in the Sky

2015 · 1h 42m · Drama · Thriller · War

TMDB 7.0/10 (1,771 votes)

Directed by Gavin Hood

Box office $19M worldwide

IMDb ↗Screen catalogue →

Not who you're looking for? Others named Eye in the Sky: 1957 novel by Philip K. Dick · ceiling-mounted video surveillance cameras, widely used in s · 2007 film by Yau Nai-Hoi · album by The Alan Parsons Project

0 members

Trailer

Where to watch

Rent or buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Google Play Movies

YouTube

Fandango At Home

Availability in the US via JustWatch. All regions & options ↗

What's driving coverage of Eye in the Sky right now?

Family guide

Family reviews:Plugged In ↗Common Sense Media ↗Dove ↗Movieguide ↗

Cast & crew

Gavin HoodDirector

Helen Mirrenas Colonel Katherine Powell

Aaron Paulas Steve Watts

Alan Rickmanas Lieutenant General Frank Benson

Barkhad Abdias Jama Farah

Jeremy Northamas Brian Woodale

Phoebe Foxas Carrie Gershon AHArmaan Haggioas Musa Mo'Allim ATAisha Takowas Alia Mo'Allim

Monica Dolanas Angela Northman

Richard McCabeas George Matherson

Babou Ceesayas Sergeant Mushtaq Saddiq

John Heffernanas Major Harold Webb

Michael O'Keefeas Ken Stanitzke

Laila Robinsas Ms. Jillian Goldman

Cast & crew political lean — 1 of 15 researched: 1 left · 0 center · 0 right · 0 no public record. Based only on cited public statements, endorsements, and documented donations.

Comments

Ask Genius by OpenServe:

Free account · your comment posts right after signup

Eye in the Sky across IJR

Ask Genius by OpenServe about Eye in the Sky Create in Studio Build a game Watch videos

Overview

Eye in the Sky is a 2015 British thriller film starring Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, and Barkhad Abdi. Directed by Gavin Hood and written by Guy Hibbert, the film explores the ethical challenges of drone warfare. Filming began in South Africa in September 2014. The film premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2015. Bleecker Street distributed the film in cinemas in the United States with a limited release on 2016 and then a wide release on 1 April. It is the last live-action film to feature Alan Rickman, who died in January 2016 (his last film overall, Alice Through the Looking Glass, features his voice acting only). The film was dedicated to his memory. Plot The film opens in Nairobi, Kenya, where Alia Mo'Allim, a young girl, twirls a hula-hoop in her backyard.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).