Eye of God is a 1997 crime drama film written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson and adapted from his stage play of the same name.

[3] Entertainment Weekly gave the film an "A-" grade with the response, "Spare, elegant, and harrowing, this trickily plotted tale of murder within the desolation of small-town Oklahoma attains a disturbing power that can earn comparison with those true-life novels of American brutality, In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song", adding "The talented Plimpton has never been this alive on screen — she makes Ainsley’s very ignorance complex and alluring — and Anderson creates what may be the most vividly scary and authentic portrait of a sociopathic ex-con since Dustin Hoffman in Straight Time.

"[4] Roger Ebert awarded the film 3/4 stars and said, "Martha Plimpton's performance is the center of the movie, quiet and strong",[5] and the San Francisco Chronicle opined, "Moody, sympathetic and shot through with a sense of apprehension, Eye of God marks an impressive debut for writer-director Tim Blake Nelson.

"[6] The Austin Chronicle gave 3/5 stars and wrote, "Despite the fact that the film's whole never quite equals its parts, Eye of God provides a fascinating ride and evocative glimpses of ordinary people in the throes of crisis.

Club commented, "Eye Of God is structurally reminiscent of Atom Egoyan's Exotica and as a whole, it has that film's detached, observant, strangely humane tone.