Rear Window

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1 hr. 52 min.

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A newspaper photographer with a broken leg passes time recuperating by observing his neighbors through his window. He sees what he believes to be a murder, and decides to solve the crime himself. With the help of his nurse and wife, he tries to catch the murderer without being killed himself.

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Hitchcock exerted full potential of suspense in this masterpiece.

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john c

Superb. A classic. Shows how much our society has lost in the last 50 years. Top class. Dialogue that you can hear!! Plot that is intelligible!! Class-act acting!! Hollywood should be sent to school on this one.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/18/22

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Beth D

I love this movie. Not only does Hitchcock tell the wider story of James Stewart and Grace Kelly (the first shot of her face in closeup is breathtaking), but he also is able to tell several vignettes of the other characters who live across the courtyard. And each of these stories has a nice ending. I love the one with the dancer, everyone thinks is a party girl. Raymond Burr looking up from Grace Kelly's hands to stare across the courtyard at someone he can't see is chilling. Makes me look at Perry Mason differently. Thelma Ritter is a hoot as she usually is. (6 nominations - no Oscar, darn shame).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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billybob 1

Its central motivation is weak and surprisingly predictable--maybe this one should be left in the 50s.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/27/24

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Abe A

It's dated and slow. It's also stylistically conventional, tells a tepid story, and does not have any philosophical or deep themes. It's popcorn, trite. Tells a slight, escapist story with no intellectual meat on it. Yes, there are 5 minutes of suspense at the end, but this was a waste of 2 hours of my life. This is not Godard, Truffaut, Fellini or Welles.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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The Wandering D

Incredible. I'm always amazed by how Alfred Hitchcock was able to create such compelling films. I'm beyond impressed by Rear Window.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/13/24

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Jones J

The immortal master of suspense strikes again and hits a home run. Rear Window is a unique masterwork of pure thrill and profound intrigue. Every shot is perfectly placed and is geniusly moved about the apartment complex. The use of sound in this movie is incomparable; brilliant and effortlessly effective. The one and only James Stewart is naturally amazing and proves an absolutely exceptional performance as the film's protagonist. There's not a lot of movies like this, not to mention very few films are as beautifully done and incredibly crafted as Hitchcock's Rear Window. This film will have you leaning out of your seat and clenching your teeth in suspense.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/29/24

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Alfred Hitchcock

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James Stewart

L.B. "Jeff" Jefferies

Grace Kelly

Lisa Carol Fremont

Wendell Corey

Det. Lt. Thomas J. Doyle

Raymond Burr

Mr. Lars Thorwald

Thelma Ritter

Stella

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

Perhaps the most elegant and satisfying of Alfred Hitchcock’s thrillers...

Aug 29, 2022

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Terry Hiller

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

It's a great movie and it's a chance in a million to see a passionate Grace Kelly... She had so much class it would be easy to overlook that underlying heat which Hitchcock let play in this film.

Rated: 4/4

Jun 8, 2021

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Harper Barnes

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Rear Window builds in a much more linear way, slowly creating tension bit by bit until the chilling final 10 minutes. It takes a long time to get there, but there is literally never a dull moment.

Jun 8, 2021

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

A clear game of suspense. [Full review in Spanish]

Jun 21, 2023

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Sebastian Zavala Kahn

Me gusta el cine

Mixing drama, with a bit of dry comedy, and the thriller elements to which Hitchcock had accustomed us, "Rear Window" is one of the best films of his filmography, and an interesting metatextual commentary on voyeurism. Full review in Spanish.

Rated: 5/5

Apr 3, 2023

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

The Oscar-nominated Rear Window isn't just one of Alfred Hitchcock's best films but one of the greatest thrillers ever made.

Rated: 5/5

Mar 20, 2023

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Synopsis

A newspaper photographer with a broken leg passes time recuperating by observing his neighbors through his window. He sees what he believes to be a murder, and decides to solve the crime himself. With the help of his nurse and wife, he tries to catch the murderer without being killed himself.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Screenwriter: John Michael Hayes, Cornell Woolrich
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Patron Inc.
Rating: PG
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 1, 1954, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jan 21, 2000
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 18, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.6M
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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