Rear Window

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Rear Window

PG

Released Sep 1, 1954

1h 52m

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

Hitchcock exerted full potential of suspense in this masterpiece.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Rear Window is magnificent for a multitude of reasons. It has withstood the test of time, and no facet has lost an ounce of effectiveness. As a primer into Hitchcock’s vast, varied, and essential oeuvre, it is the perfect starting point.

Rated: 4/4

Nov 1, 2024

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Wendy Ide

The 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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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Hitch brilliantly meets the technical challenge of never taking the camera out of Jeff’s apartment by turning those limitations into an expression of our hero’s constraints.

Jul 4, 2025

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Chris Barsanti

PopMatters

Tightly scripted with clockwork precision and garlanded with bon mots: “She’s too perfect, she’s too talented, she’s too beautiful, she’s too sophisticated, she’s too everything but what I want.”

Jan 8, 2025

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Zach Youngs

InSession Film

Rear Window may be the best of Hitchcock’s films. It has so many devious moves and machinations, but doesn’t ever leave the single location it’s in.

Rated: A

Aug 30, 2024

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Mr. Hollywood

Perfect movie. Entertaining and very well done. One of Alfred Hitchcocks best films. And oh my Grace Kelly is a sight

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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Shane

A true classic of cinema. One of the greatest movies ever created. Fantastic!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/16/24

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Brenda

Finally, to see this incredible movie on the big screen was fantastic! Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly provided this Alfred Hitchcock film added chemistry of romance to the suspense so skillfully crafted. Love this movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/01/24

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Eric

If you get a chance to watch a timeless classic on the big screen, you have to take it! Loved getting a chance to see it in the theater.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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Ang

Classic that holds up so well !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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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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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

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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
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
Screenwriter: John Michael Hayes, Cornell Woolrich
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Patron Inc.
Rating: PG
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 1, 1954, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Aug 25, 2024
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 18, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.6M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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