The Woman in the Window (2021)

An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors, only to witness a disturbing act of violence.

Director:

Joe Wright

Writers:

Tracy Letts (screenplay by), A.J. Finn (based upon the novel by)

Stars:

Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Anthony Mackie

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amy Adams	...	Anna Fox
Fred Hechinger	...	Ethan Russell
Gary Oldman	...	Alistair Russell
Julianne Moore	...	Jane Russell 1 (Katie)
Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Jane Russell 2
Wyatt Russell	...	David
Brian Tyree Henry	...	Detective Little
Jeanine Serralles	...	Detective Norelli
Anthony Mackie	...	Ed
Mariah Bozeman	...	Olivia
Daymien Valentino	...	Mover
Anna Cameron	...	Alex (voice)
Myers Bartlett	...	911 Dispatcher (voice)
Haven Paschall	...	Shelly (voice) (as Haven Burton)
Ben Davis	...	Steve (voice)

Storyline

Living in denial, the depressed, pill-popping child psychologist, Anna Fox, has holed herself up in her eerily vacant, ill-lit Manhattan brownstone apartment for the past ten long months, separated from her husband and their eight-year-old daughter. While unsuccessfully grappling with agoraphobia and intense panic attacks, suddenly, the Russells move in across the street, and brimming with curiosity, Anna decides to distract attention away from her problems by peeking into the lives of the unsuspecting new tenants. Then, one night, tensions flare, a deadly kitchen knife gleams in the dim light, and before long, someone ends up dead. Has troubled Anna, indeed, witnessed a gruesome scene of blood-stained domestic violence or is her wine-addled mind playing cruel tricks on her?

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Plot Keywords:

knife violence | stabbing | knife | neighbor | suicide | 

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Taglines:

Some Things Are Better Left Unseen

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Anthony Mackie and Wyatt Russell appeared in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021). This is the second time they have worked together.

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Goofs

After she comes around in the car accident with the car on its roof, where the family have all been hanging upside down in their seat belts for a while, the blood from their head injuries is seen as having run down their faces, whereas in reality it would have run into their hair.

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Quotes

Anna Fox: You don't think it's paranoid if I wanna change the locks. Do you?

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Connections

Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Amy Adams/Stacey Abrams/Ashe (2021)

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Soundtracks

Kercy's Blues
Written and Performed by Fred Kercy

User Reviews

21st Century Rear Window fails.

This desperately wants to be like Rear Window. But despite the fantastic cast of Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Anthony Mackie, the script just seems clunky and slow. Hitchcockian, this isn't. If anything, it makes you want to see Rear Window instead.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Netflix Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 2021 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Woman in the Window

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Studios, Fox 2000 Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1