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Rear Window

1998 · 89 min

A confined, steadily tightening cat-and-mouse thriller that keeps you leaning in, watching alongside a trapped observer.

Directed by
Jeff Bleckner
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Tv movie
Tagline
Who's watching who?
Overview
Jason Kemp, a recently paralyzed architect, lives in a high-tech apartment filled with assistive technology. As a quadriplegic confined to his home, he passes the long hours by spying on his neighbors from his apartment window. His innocent pastime takes a deadly turn when he believes he witnesses a murder. Determined to uncover the truth, Jason continues to dig deeper - eventually finding himself locked in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

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Directed by
Jeff Bleckner
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Tv movie
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • mystery
  • deception
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, thriller, tv movie
Directed by
Jeff Bleckner
Written by
Eric Overmyer, Larry Gross
Starring
Christopher Reeve, Daryl Hannah, Robert Forster, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Anne Twomey, Ritchie Coster, Allison Mackie, Ali Marsh
Music
David Shire
Cinematography
Ken Kelsch
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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