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The Woman in the Window

1944 · 99 min

A dreamlike, suspenseful noir that keeps you guessing until its clever, ironic twist.

Tagline
It was the look in her eyes that made him think of murder.
Overview
A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • identity
  • fate
  • deception
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Fritz Lang
Written by
Nunnally Johnson
Starring
Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey, Edmund Breon, Dan Duryea, Thomas E. Jackson, Dorothy Peterson, Robert Blake
Music
Arthur Lange
Cinematography
Milton Krasner
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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