Rear Window

TV-PG

1998

1h 36m

Mystery & Thriller

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46%

13 Reviews

Tomatometer

26%

2,500+ Ratings

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Jason Kemp (Christopher Reeve) is a quadriplegic who passes the time spying on his neighbors from his window. By chance he catches one of them, Julian Thorpe (Ritchie Coster), beating his wife and reports it to the police. He later becomes certain that Julian has killed her, but fails to convince his nurse or his friends of any foul play. Meanwhile, Julian has discovered that Jason is privy to his crime, and is conniving to take care of him as well.

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Steve D

Takes too long to get going and when it does it is a poor retread of the original.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Amy L

The version they actually showed was the original Hitchcock version, not the 1998 version. We still enjoyed it, just wasn't what we expected (or was advertised).

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/04/20

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Mary

Interesting and suspenseful

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/20

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Cynthia

Very suspenseful! Loved the actors and scenery!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/20

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Audience Member

i thought that this movie was pretty good because Christopher Reeves played a good role most people wont agree but i havent seen the original film but yeah

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

The acting is bad, for a thriller the suspense is not well executed. Overall the film feel extremely lazy.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Jeff Bleckner

Director

Christopher Reeve

Jason Kemp

Daryl Hannah

Claudia Henderson

Robert Forster

Detective Charlie Moore

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Antonio Fredericks

Anne Twomey

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Adam Kempenaar

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We assume that it’s Jeff looking at all those people [in the opening shot], but it’s not. It’s us. We are the first voyeurs.

Rated: 5/5

Feb 9, 2024

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Wesley Lovell

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Rear Window is a fascinating film whose tension and trappings enrapture the audience, giving them feelings of dread, inevitability, and relief in a seemingly compact 112-minute package.

Rated: 4/4

Nov 26, 2022

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Lori Hoffman

Atlantic City Weekly

Decent remake of Hitchcock classic

Rated: 3/5

Dec 7, 2006

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Susan Granger

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 26, 2006

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Michael Szymanski

International Press Academy

Rated: 5/5

Nov 4, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 1/5

Jun 17, 2005

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Synopsis

Jason Kemp (Christopher Reeve) is a quadriplegic who passes the time spying on his neighbors from his window. By chance he catches one of them, Julian Thorpe (Ritchie Coster), beating his wife and reports it to the police. He later becomes certain that Julian has killed her, but fails to convince his nurse or his friends of any foul play. Meanwhile, Julian has discovered that Jason is privy to his crime, and is conniving to take care of him as well.

Director: Jeff Bleckner
Producer: Christopher Reeve, Steven Haft, Robert A. Halmi, David V. Picker
Screenwriter: Eric Ellis Overmyer, Larry Gross
Rating: TV-PG (V|L|S)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Runtime: 1h 36m

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