Secret Window Poster
MOVIEmeter
Top 5000
Up 181 this week

Secret Window (2004)

PG_13  96 min  -  Mystery | Thriller   -  12 March 2004 (USA)
6.5
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.5/10 from 72,192 users   Metascore: 46/100 
Reviews: 500 user | 177 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com

A writer is accused for plagiarism by a strange man, who then starts haunting him for "justice."

Director:

David Koepp

Writers:

Stephen King (novel), David Koepp (screenplay)
Watch Trailer
 Loading Watchlist 

Watch now

Buy it from Amazon »
See IMDb's coverage of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 969 titles by ultra_madness created 2 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 302 titles by bertramsharp created 7 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 502 titles by bacardi_limon created 5 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 67 titles by jdtdwp created 3 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 15 titles by marvelnba created 2 weeks ago
 

Connect with IMDb


2 nominations See more awards »

Related Videos

Secret Window -- A writer is accused for plagiarism by a strange man, who then starts haunting him for "justice." Secret Window -- A writer is accused for plagiarism by a strange man, who then starts haunting him for "justice."
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Depp ...
John Turturro ...
Maria Bello ...
Timothy Hutton ...
Charles S. Dutton ...
Ken Karsch
Len Cariou ...
Sheriff Dave Newsome
Joan Heney Joan Heney ...
Mrs. Garvey
John Dunn-Hill John Dunn-Hill ...
Tom Greenleaf (as John Dunn Hill)
Vlasta Vrana ...
Matt Holland Matt Holland ...
Detective Bradley
Gillian Ferrabee Gillian Ferrabee ...
Fran Evans
Bronwen Mantel Bronwen Mantel ...
Greta Bowie
Elizabeth Marleau ...
Juliet Stoker
Kyle Allatt Kyle Allatt ...
Busboy
Richard Jutras ...
Motel Manager
Edit

Storyline

Famed mystery writer, Mort Rainey (Depp) is confronted by a mysterious stranger outside his house. This stranger calls himself John Shooter (Turturro) and claims that Mort has stolen an idea for a story from him. Mort says he can prove he wrote his first, but whilst Mort waits for the evidence to appear, Shooter starts to become more and more violent. Written by Film_Fan  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Writer | Stranger | Divorce | Magazine | Plagiarism  | See more »

Taglines:

The most important part of a story is the ending. See more »

Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence/terror, sexual content and language See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

A Janela Secreta See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$18,237,568 (USA) (14 March 2004) (3018 Screens)

Gross:

$47,781,388 (USA) (16 May 2004)
See more »

Company Credits

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Stephen King traded the rights to this film in order to get the rights to Kingdom Hospital. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: When Mort and Shooter are talking next to the highway on the path, a cameraman is visible further back on the trail behind Shooter. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Mort: [voiceover] Turn around. Turn around. Turn the car around and get the hell out of here. Right now. Don't go back. Do not go back there.
See more »

Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits Johnny Depp can be briefly heard singing "Shortnin' Bread". See more »

Connections

References Repulsion (1965) See more »

Soundtracks

"Once in a Lifetime"
Written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth See more »