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Rear Window

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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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Adam Kempenaar Filmspotting 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 Full Review Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight 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 Full Review Lori Hoffman Atlantic City Weekly Decent remake of Hitchcock classic Rated: 3/5 Dec 7, 2006 Full Review Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Rated: 2/5 Aug 26, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 1/5 Jun 17, 2005 Full Review Michael A. Smith Nolan's Pop Culture Review A good remake with Reeve proving you don't need to be able to walk to command the screen. Rated: 3/5 Dec 18, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jelisije J An inspiring performance from the Late Great Christopher Reeves, but this was an unnecessary remake and a lesser version of the original 1954 classic. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/31/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Mary Interesting and suspenseful Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/20 Full Review Cynthia Very suspenseful! Loved the actors and scenery! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/20 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Robert V. Gaulin, Sheldon Abend
Screenwriter
Eric Ellis Overmyer, Larry Gross
Production Co
Cambria Productions, Hallmark Entertainment, Haft Entertainment
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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