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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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Pamela W I feel that any positive reviews given for this film were 1) a vote based on pity for Mr. Reeves or 2) they never saw the original “Rear Window” with Jimmy Stewart. The beginning felt like an infomercial for spinal rejuvenation therapy/cure. I, like everyone, would have celebrated the cure if it had been obtained but the character’s initial challenges took up too much of the introduction of the movie. The movie felt poorly laid out and thoroughly uninteresting. This was not a nail biter like the original. Even without a comparison to the original it was a boring and ill conceived movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/25/24 Full Review 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 Read all reviews
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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

Leila

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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
Hallmark Entertainment, Cambria Productions, 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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