Rear Window
1954 · Movie · PG · 112 min · ★ 8.3 · 100% critics
A wheelchair-bound photographer passes the time by watching his neighbors from his apartment window. As he studies their late-night behavior, he becomes convinced that one of them has committed murder, drawing him and those close to him into a growing nightmare of suspicion.
Also known as Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window
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Details
- Years
- 1954
- Release date
- 1954-08-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 100/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.3/10 (7,173 votes)
- Box office
- $37,034,514
- Budget
- $1,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Rear Window if you like classic suspense built around watching from a fixed viewpoint, and strong leads; Not for you if you dislike voyeurism themes or want lots of modern plot-twist surprises like Psycho or Dial M for Murder.
Pros: tight, tense suspense; outstanding lead performances; stays captivating in one setting | Cons: can feel staged; some subplots minimal; may seem dated to some
Themes
- nurse
- isolation
- photographer
- suspicion of murder
- wheelchair
- girlfriend
- salesman
- neighbor
- whodunit
- biting
- convalescence
- voyeurism
- +8 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1955 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1955 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1955 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Color · 1955 · nominated
Cast & crew
James Stewart
as L.B. Jefferies
Grace Kelly
as Lisa Fremont
Wendell Corey
as Thomas Doyle
Thelma Ritter
as Stella
Raymond Burr
as Lars Thorwald
Judith Evelyn
as Miss Lonelyhearts
Ross Bagdasarian
as Songwriter
Georgine Darcy
as Miss Torso
Sara Berner
as Woman on Fire Escape
Frank Cady
as Man on Fire Escape
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock