The Cry of the Owl
2009 · Movie · R · 101 min · ★ 5.7 · 16% critics
After leaving city life and a painful breakup behind, a troubled artist settles in a quiet town and becomes fixated on the seemingly perfect life of a neighbor. A strange connection forms, then spirals into suspicion, disappearance, and the feeling that someone may be setting him up.
Based on The Cry of the Owl
Also known as The Watched
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-02-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 16/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (105 votes)
About
You might like this if you enjoy quiet, uneasy thrillers with dark humor, damaged people, and a slow spiral into suspicion, somewhat in the vein of Afterwards or Quicksand; Not for you if you want tight logic or strong suspense.
Pros: intriguing premise; darkly offbeat tone; flawed characters | Cons: weak tension; frustrating decisions; uneven execution
Themes
- depression
- new york city
- based on novel or book
- pennsylvania, usa
- obsession
- routine
- designer
- beautiful woman
- loneliness
- neighbor
- rural area
- domestic life
- +17 more
Cast & crew
Paddy Considine
as Robert Forrester
Julia Stiles
as Jenny Thierolf
Karl Pruner
as Mr. Jaffe
Phillip MacKenzie
as Lavigne Client
Gord Rand
as Jack Nielson
James Gilbert
as Greg Wyncoop
R.D. Reid
as Mr. Kolbe
Caroline Dhavernas
as Nickie Grace
Alex Karzis
as Robert's Lawyer
Marcia Laskowski
as Nickie's Lawyer
Directed by Jamie Thraves