Open Window

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Open Window

R

2006

1h 37m

Drama

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Izzy (Robin Tunney) and Peter (Joel Edgerton) are happily engaged to be married. Though their careers are demanding, they manage to separate work from their personal lives and find solace in their home. But then one night a stranger enters their house through an open window and brutally rapes Izzy. This vicious attack, and its aftermath, leave Izzy and Peter's relationship in shambles. Will they make it through as a couple or will the overwhelming pain cause them to go their separate ways?

John Anderson

Variety

[The film] goes down like medicine.

Jan 27, 2006

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Sura Wood

The Hollywood Reporter

[A] sometimes unbearably slow, uneven melodrama that's not without a few powerful sequences.

Jan 22, 2006

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

[A]voids all the overblown histrionics of other similar films that have dealt with such subject matter... and finds the quiet but difficult core of the act of will that is survival and recovery.

Feb 2, 2009

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...feels like a short that's unnaturally been expanded to feature length...

Rated: 2/4

Oct 25, 2007

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Don R. Lewis

Film Threat

I just couldn't buy into the way the film veered into a family drama when it started out so confidently.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 27, 2006

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Paola Y

Raw film, amazing cast, tackles more serious and darker issues. The storyline has a lot of potential but I wish they would improve some of the the dialogue. There are lines that felt a little cliche which were fortunately saved by the great delivery of the actors. Movie has a tendency to jump from one scene to another. I wish it gave more time for viewers to explore the relationships and trauma. Overall, it’s still worth watching. I enjoyed studying acting styles of the actors (especially in indie films) and the topic would always be relevant and thought provoking.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/27/24

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Audience Member

If it wasn't for Cybill Shepherds lousy acting this film would have been far more entertaining. Her role as an overprotective mother just disappoints. A story of rape and its effects on a couple. Simple film.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

A movie meant for the serious times, but then one would think there are too many flaws.. However, nothing that jams the brain, with a serious story line, but definitely in need of a better screenplay and dialogue delivery.. What however beats one's sense, is why the male fiancee had to be made so defensive in the entire saga, when nothing was really his fault?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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nilufer e

It was a fine psychological drama. It sure was depressing and not so interesting but the starting was powerful and it got really slow later, I was kind of confused, waiting something to happen.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

This starts out with a point and then grows rather aimless. Cybill Shepherd was absolutely terrible.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

The plot is about as slow-paced as it gets, but I still enjoyed it; a very honest film. Tunney and Edgerton played their parts well.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Synopsis

Izzy (Robin Tunney) and Peter (Joel Edgerton) are happily engaged to be married. Though their careers are demanding, they manage to separate work from their personal lives and find solace in their home. But then one night a stranger enters their house through an open window and brutally rapes Izzy. This vicious attack, and its aftermath, leave Izzy and Peter's relationship in shambles. Will they make it through as a couple or will the overwhelming pain cause them to go their separate ways?

Director: Mia Goldman
Screenwriter: Mia Goldman
Rating: R (Violence Including a Rape|Language|Some Sexuality|Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 20, 2017
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Dolby