Rear Window

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Rear Window

TV-PG

1998

1h 36m

Mystery & Thriller

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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

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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

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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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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 1/5

Jun 17, 2005

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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

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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

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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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Jeff Bleckner

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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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