Secret Window

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Secret Window

PG-13

2004

1h 35m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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While in the process of an ugly divorce from his wife (Maria Bello), writer Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp) relocates to his remote cabin in upstate New York for solitude. Attempting to recover his mental health, Rainey has the misfortune of being found by John Shooter (John Turturro), a farmer who claims Rainey plagiarized his work. At first, Rainey ignores the accusations, but Shooter has no intention of quietly disappearing. Soon, Shooter becomes increasingly vicious in his quest for retribution.

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Critics Consensus

Depp is quirkily entertaining, but the movie runs out of steam by the end.

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Antonia Quirke

London Evening Standard

12/15/2017

Actually, there isn't much of a movie here at all. But there is always Depp... By far the director David Koepp's best decision was to indulge in a riveted idolatry of his star.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/28/2010

2/5

It all feels recycled and re-recycled.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

05/04/2005

Depp's ... wonderfully frazzled portrait of seething resentment almost makes this minor thriller seem fresh.

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Mattie Lucas

The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)

06/05/2019

2.5/4

A delightfully twisted piece of cinematic fluff.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

04/29/2009

Johnny Depp is the saving grace of a sub-par, often boring mystery film with a spirited performance.

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

08/07/2008

4/5

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Fuad A

@Fujitoit Jul 10

All along the movie I felt sort of bored, no wonder it got no big rating.

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Vixo S

@vixo_six Jun 11

Secret Window is a competent psychological thriller with a solid atmosphere and a Johnny Depp performance strong enough to carry most of the film. Its problem is not the execution, but the familiarity of its central device. The story depends on surprise, yet that surprise is easy to anticipate if the viewer has seen several films of this kind. The film works better when it focuses on isolation, tension and the protagonist's mental deterioration. Those elements create discomfort, but rarely become distinctive enough to leave a lasting impression. Its ending is the most interesting choice because it avoids an overly comfortable resolution and leaves a more bitter aftertaste. Secret Window is not a bad film, but it feels limited by how recognizable its structure is. It is watchable, but not especially memorable.

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Justin T

@RT09614718 May 29

Little there if not a badly executed story made delightfully compelling by the tortured artist in Johnny Depp. A movie I watch when I’m bored. It’s a bad car wreck you can’t look away from that clumsily topples over by the end in a predictable yet eerie and stomach turning conclusion.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Aug 28

Success in 1 hour and 35 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Sexual Content, Language and Violence/Terror!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $47,800,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nathan T

@FieryRavens Aug 21

Everything about this movie was great! Even after knowing the twist ending, the movie can still be watched many additional times.

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Leaburn O

@RT35452347 Aug 2

Shutter Island is a peculiarly bad film with a brilliant ending. Secret Window is a better film in many ways, but too obvious and ironically with a terrible ending. Watched on DVD.

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Synopsis

While in the process of an ugly divorce from his wife (Maria Bello), writer Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp) relocates to his remote cabin in upstate New York for solitude. Attempting to recover his mental health, Rainey has the misfortune of being found by John Shooter (John Turturro), a farmer who claims Rainey plagiarized his work. At first, Rainey ignores the accusations, but Shooter has no intention of quietly disappearing. Soon, Shooter becomes increasingly vicious in his quest for retribution.

Director: David Koepp
Producer: David Koepp, Gavin Polone, Ezra Swerdlow
Screenwriter: Stephen King, David Koepp
Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Grand Slam Productions, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia, Pariah Entertainment Group
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Violence/Terror)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 12, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $47.8M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)