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Open Windows

  • 20142014
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  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
14K
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Elijah Wood, Neil Maskell, and Sasha Grey in Open Windows (2014)
Nick is excited to discover that he's won a dinner date with his favorite actress, Jill Goddard. But when Jill refuses to honor the contest, her manager Chord makes an offer he can't refuse: the ability to view Jill secretly via computer. Nick begins watching the unknowing star on her webcam, not realizing that this decision will put both himself and Jill at risk as they enter a terrifying world of cat-and-mouse where nothing -- and no one -- are as they seem.
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  • Crime
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  • Thriller
A jilted fan soon finds himself pulled into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse after he accepts the opportunity to spy on his favorite actress via his laptop.A jilted fan soon finds himself pulled into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse after he accepts the opportunity to spy on his favorite actress via his laptop.A jilted fan soon finds himself pulled into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse after he accepts the opportunity to spy on his favorite actress via his laptop.
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
14K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Nacho Vigalondo
  • Writer
    • Nacho Vigalondo
  • Stars
    • Sasha Grey
    • Elijah Wood
    • Neil Maskell
Top credits
  • Director
    • Nacho Vigalondo
  • Writer
    • Nacho Vigalondo
  • Stars
    • Sasha Grey
    • Elijah Wood
    • Neil Maskell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 74User reviews
    • 141Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

    Videos2

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:20
    Official Trailer
    "Can You Keep a Secret?"
    Clip 1:22
    "Can You Keep a Secret?"

    Photos46

    Sasha Grey in Open Windows (2014)
    Neil Maskell in Open Windows (2014)
    Neil Maskell and Sasha Grey in Open Windows (2014)
    Elijah Wood in Open Windows (2014)
    Elijah Wood in Open Windows (2014)
    Elijah Wood in Open Windows (2014)
    Elijah Wood and Sasha Grey in Open Windows (2014)
    Elijah Wood in Open Windows (2014)
    Sasha Grey in Open Windows (2014)
    Elijah Wood at an event for Open Windows (2014)
    Elijah Wood and Nacho Vigalondo at an event for Open Windows (2014)
    Elijah Wood and Nacho Vigalondo at an event for Open Windows (2014)

    Top cast

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    Sasha Grey
    Sasha Grey
    • Jill Goddardas Jill Goddard
    Elijah Wood
    Elijah Wood
    • Nick Chambersas Nick Chambers
    Neil Maskell
    Neil Maskell
    • Chordas Chord
    Adam Quintero
    Adam Quintero
    • Pierre - Triop #1as Pierre - Triop #1
    Iván González
    Iván González
    • Tonyas Tony
    Jaime Olías
    Jaime Olías
    • Daveas Dave
    Jake Klamburg
    • Triop #3as Triop #3
    • (as Jake S. Klamburg)
    Daniel Pérez Prada
    Daniel Pérez Prada
    • Triop #2as Triop #2
    • (as Dani Pérez Prada)
    Rachel Arieff
    Rachel Arieff
    • Carolas Carol
    Michelle Jenner
    Michelle Jenner
    • Possessed #1as Possessed #1
    Julián Villagrán
    Julián Villagrán
    • Possessed #2as Possessed #2
    Carlos Areces
    Carlos Areces
    • Watchmanas Watchman
    Raúl Cimas
    • Survivoras Survivor
    Miguel Noguera
    • Man on TVas Man on TV
    Nacho Vigalondo
    Nacho Vigalondo
    • Richy Gabilondoas Richy Gabilondo
    Richard Diment
    • Audience #1as Audience #1
    Eugenio Mira
    Eugenio Mira
    • Audience #2as Audience #2
    Nancy Yao
    • News Reader #1as News Reader #1
    • Director
      • Nacho Vigalondo
    • Writer
      • Nacho Vigalondo
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      At one of the festivals the movie was screened at, the director said it was OK for the audience to slap him on their way out if they didn't like the movie.
    • Goofs
      Tony manages to gain access to Nick's room by going down to the reception after finding out through them which room Nick is staying at. Hotel staffs are not allowed to give guests access to rooms themselves other than those they had booked for.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Jill Goddard: I'd like to as well.

      Nevada: You'd like to what?

      Jill Goddard: Disappear.

      Nevada: Sure. For how long?

      Jill Goddard: Long enough.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Making of 'Open Windows' (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Ghost Rider
      Music by Martin Rev and Alan Vega

      Lyrics by Martin Rev and Alan Vega

      Performed by Suicide

    User reviews74

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Techno-thriller with an original and ingeniously basic premise full of suspense and intrigue
    Nacho Vigalondo's Open Windows opens on an extremely promising note plenty of twists , turns and surprises . This is a Techno-thriller that addresses questions of life , computers , fans and belief against a strange antagonist . A jilted fan called Nick Chambers (Elijah Wood) soon finds himself pulled into a twisted chase after he accepts the opportunity to spy on his favorite player called Jill Goddard (Sasha Grey) via his laptop . As it takes place on a variety of screens and locations using different types of footage .

    This Spanish/US co-production succeeds because of the thriller , tension , Kafkaesque suspense , as well as an interestingly written script concerning a complex intrigue in which our protagonists are in such extreme situation and their subsequent instinctive urges for survival . This laptop-set thriller deals with a deadly game of cat-and-mouse in which video cameras capture everything , and the internet has turned into a cesspool of surveillance that's hundred times more horrifying than Leatherface's dugout . We immediately see that the story is going to be told from some unorthodox perspectives as each scene is broadcast through a window on a computer monitor . Despite its average budget the picture manages to be intelligent , intriguing and thrilling but also a little bit boring and hard to follow . The good thing about this film is that the director made it on a limited budget only having to do a few sets , yet the movie works on many levels but is constantly reconfigured . Looking for a monologue from Elijah Wood you'll get it in the form of a confessional style Webcam appearance . There is here in separate windows featuring a Webcam feed , even the action sequences are showcased in this format . In spite of being technically a "Techno thriller", the film nods at everything from a technological world to Hitchcock to Giallo . The final result is an offbeat thriller that's captivating , in spite of not being all that fun or especially thoughtful , neither thought-provoking .

    The motion picture was original and innovately directed by Nacho Vigalondo . Here Nacho adapts to the times and find thriller/action/mystery in the ways people are living today . Filmmaker Vigalondo manages to not seem completely daft and he is attacking our vulnerability online by setting his Techno film entirely unsettling . This picture relatively cheap was tautly written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo in his third movie , his first was the international hit titled ¨Time crimes¨ with Karra Errejalde , Barbara Goenaga and going on ¨Extraterrestrial¨ with Michelle Jenner and Julián Villagrán , both of them showing up in ¨Open Windows¨ as guest stars . Nacho , who usually turns up in his movies at brief appearing , is a good young filmmaker , a little prolific director because being usually writer for television and shorts filmmaker , he has only realized three films . ¨Open windows¨ is without a doubt a weird , mysterious film to be liked for thriller and suspense fans , turning out to be one of the most original Spanish movies of the last years . Rating : 6 . Acceptable and passable .
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 2, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Thần Tượng Lâm Nguy
    • Filming locations
      • Madrid, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Apaches Entertainment
      • Atresmedia Cine
      • La Panda
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,750
    • Gross worldwide
      • $550,108
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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