

Eye in the Sky
Welcome to the new front line
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.
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7.0/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $13M
- Box office
- $18.7M
- Language
- Somali
- drone
- terrorism
- duringcreditsstinger
- us military
- air force base
- combat drone
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Theatrical9 May 2016
United StatesUS
- PremierePalm Springs International Film Festival7 Jan 2016
- PremiereCinequest Film Festival1 Mar 2016
- PremiereRMiami International Film Festival5 Mar 2016
- Theatrical (limited)R11 Mar 2016
- TheatricalR1 Apr 2016
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical158 Apr 2016
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PhysicalDVD15 Aug 2016
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM24 Mar 2016
CanadaCA
- PremiereRToronto International Film Festival11 Sept 2015
- Theatrical14A1 Apr 2016
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical28 Apr 2016
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1811 May 2016
BrazilBR
- Theatrical147 Sept 2015
BulgariaBG
- Theatrical22 Apr 2016
ChileCL
- Theatrical7 Apr 2016
ChinaCN
- Theatrical13 Jan 2017
Frequently asked questions
Eye in the Sky was released on 7 September 2015.
Audience reviews
3- R8/10
Reno
7/14/2016
> The modern warfare, and its advantages as well as drawbacks. A new kind of war. When everyone is worried about robots might take over our jobs, it meant military as well. There was not robots in this, but a war fought from a safe distance and soldiers don't have to be physically trained so well, even the geeks with the gaming knowledge can take over. So a film about the modern warfare where the casualty rate is …
- D4/10
DanDare
3/7/2018
Eye in the Sky wants to explore the question of drone warfare. An operation to capture a terrorist cell in Kenya. Helen Mirren plays Colonel who is rather gung ho and wants to take out the bad guys before they do more harm. Aaron Paul is a drone pilot who is dithering because of the risk to civilian casualties. The film pursues the human touch of a young girl selling bread in the market place, being at the w…
- J9/10
Jack
6/6/2020
I was looking for a film to watch. Being a big Helen Mirren fan, I decided to give this one a go. What a great choice it was! The fact that the entire film is in real time, meaning we watch the event as they unfold in real time, makes it a true edge-of-the-seat stuff. Acting was nothing to brag about but the story was great. As you watch it, you keep finding yourself arguing with yourself, trying to decide what yo…
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