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Secret Window

  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
216K
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Johnny Depp in Secret Window (2004)
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Psychological ThrillerWhodunnitDramaMysteryThriller

A successful writer in the midst of a painful divorce is stalked at his remote lake house by a would-be scribe who accuses him of plagiarism.A successful writer in the midst of a painful divorce is stalked at his remote lake house by a would-be scribe who accuses him of plagiarism.A successful writer in the midst of a painful divorce is stalked at his remote lake house by a would-be scribe who accuses him of plagiarism.

  • Director
    • David Koepp
  • Writers
    • Stephen King
    • David Koepp
  • Stars
    • Johnny Depp
    • Maria Bello
    • John Turturro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    216K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Koepp
    • Writers
      • Stephen King
      • David Koepp
    • Stars
      • Johnny Depp
      • Maria Bello
      • John Turturro
    • 641User reviews
    • 84Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

    Videos8

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    Secret Window Scene: You Stole My Story
    Clip 1:05
    Secret Window Scene: You Stole My Story
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    Secret Window Scene: Come In Swinging
    Clip 1:11
    Secret Window Scene: Come In Swinging

    Photos200

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    Top cast20

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    Johnny Depp
    Johnny Depp
    • Mort Rainey
    Maria Bello
    Maria Bello
    • Amy Rainey
    John Turturro
    John Turturro
    • John Shooter
    Timothy Hutton
    Timothy Hutton
    • Ted Milner
    Charles S. Dutton
    Charles S. Dutton
    • Ken Karsch
    Len Cariou
    Len Cariou
    • Sheriff Dave Newsome
    Joan Heney
    • Mrs. Garvey
    John Dunn-Hill
    John Dunn-Hill
    • Tom Greenleaf
    • (as John Dunn Hill)
    Vlasta Vrana
    Vlasta Vrana
    • Fire Chief Wickersham
    Matt Holland
    Matt Holland
    • Detective Bradley
    Gillian Ferrabee
    • Fran Evans
    Bronwen Mantel
    • Greta Bowie
    Elizabeth Marleau
    Elizabeth Marleau
    • Juliet Stoker
    Kyle Allatt
    • Busboy
    Richard Jutras
    Richard Jutras
    • Motel Manager
    Kevin Woodhouse
    Kevin Woodhouse
    • Public Works Guy
    Vito DeFilippo
    • Public Works Guy
    Sarah Allen
    Sarah Allen
    • Sheriff's Niece
    • Director
      • David Koepp
    • Writers
      • Stephen King
      • David Koepp
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the scene where Johnny Depp bursts in on Maria Bello and Timothy Hutton in the motel, David Koepp wanted Bello and Hutton to look shocked and scared. He made them both lie in the bed for fifteen minutes before Depp rushed in. The production crew set up large speakers that blared static noise when the script called for them to be scared. The lights in the room were also rigged to go on when Johnny Depp opened the door, startling the actors further. No one knew exactly how to act.
    • Goofs
      When the UPS van drives away after delivering the package, camera and crew are reflection in the side of the van.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Mort: [voiceover] "I know I can do it," Todd Downey said, helping himself to another ear of corn from the steaming bowl. "I'm sure that in time, every bit of her will be gone and her death will be a mystery... even to me."

    • Crazy credits
      At the end of the credits Johnny Depp can be briefly heard singing "Shortnin' Bread".
    • Alternate versions
      The camera pans down to the garden, fading to black when it reaches the dirt. The alternate ending continues underground to the roots of the cornstalks, where Ted and Amy's bodies lay.
    • Connections
      Edited from The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Chico and the Man
      Written by José Feliciano

    User reviews641

    Featured review
    9/10

    A superb, suspenseful classic.

    Mort Rainey, a successful writer received an unwanted visitor one day, Mr Shooter, who accuses him of plagiarism, Mort's life spirals out if control.

    I have to be honest, I absolutely loved it, I'd class it as a real classic, it had a touch of everything, horror, thriller, psychological drama, I thought it was great.

    'The only thing that matters is the ending.' Never a truer word has been spoken, it built and built, it developed pace and momentum, and peaked with a tremendous conclusion, the best bit of the film.

    Johnny Depp, what can you say, absolutely incredible here, he's outstanding.

    I loved it, 9/10.
    • Sleepin_Dragon
    • Feb 13, 2021
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Secret Window, Secret Garden
    • Filming locations
      • Bromont Sur Le Lac, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Grand Slam Productions
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Mel's Cite du Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $48,022,900
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $18,237,568
      • Mar 14, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $92,913,171
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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