Rear Window
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Rear Window

It only takes one witness to spoil the perfect crime.

1954 • 113 min • Thriller · Mystery · Drama

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5 reviews
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Synopsis

A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

Where to watch

Top billed cast

Director: Alfred Hitchcock • Crew: John Michael Hayes

Trailers & clips

Fathom's Big Screen Classics: 70th Anniversary Spot

The Unsettling Scream in the Night

James Stewart Takes A Peek | 'Rear Window' (1954) | Hitchcock Presents

REAR WINDOW ('54) - Re-issue Trailer

Lisa Sneaks Into the Apartment

The Opening Scene - 'Rear Window' | Hitchcock Presents

Jeff Gets A Closer Look - 'Rear Window' | Hitchcock Presents

The Difference Between You And Me - 'Rear Window' | Hitchcock Presents

Critic reviews

fresh

I love a good plot twist as much as next person but maybe it was better back then.

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Jimmy Stewart is cracking as the laid-up photographer who spends his chair-ridden days casually observing the day-to-day activities of his neighbours. Gradually, he becomes suspicious of one of them as the wife suddenly disappears and the husband (Raymond Burr) starts making odd trips out at night; calling long distance and generally acting oddly. Grace Kelly (his girlfriend) thinks this all a bit too prurient for...

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Probably have seen this a half dozen times over the years and still is my favorite Hitchcock movie, favorite mind you not best. Simple story and taking place in one location, but good performances from James Stewart and Grace Kelly. **4.5/5**

freshTop critics

It Had To Be Murder. L.B. Jefferies is a wheelchair bound photographer who by way of relieving his boredom, starts observing the lives of all his neighbours from his apartment window. As he gets deeper into the lives of all around him, he becomes convinced that one of hem has committed the act of murder, thus putting himself and those close to him in mortal danger. Much like most of Alfred Hitchcock's other...

fresh

L.B. Jeffries (Jimmy Stewart), an adventurous photographer, is temporarily immobilized by a serious leg injury. Bored, and living in a time where TV and internet were not available as distractions, he watches the courtyard out his real window and speculates about the lives of the neighbors that he sees. In particular, he wonders whether his neighbor Thorvald (Raymond Burr, who actually looks older than his later...

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