Rear Window
It only takes one witness to spoil the perfect crime.
1954 • 113 min • Thriller · Mystery · Drama
Synopsis
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Reviewers · 5 · 65%
- 83 Audience · 7288 · 35%
Confined to his apartment with a broken leg, a photographer observes his neighbors across the courtyard. When he suspects one of them has committed a murder, he enlists his girlfriend and nurse to help him investigate, leading to increasing suspense.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Discussions of a potential murder
- Moments of intense suspense
- A character in peril
What it models well
- Curiosity and problem-solving
- Deductive reasoning
- Courage in the face of danger
- The importance of observation
Talk about it after
- The line between observation and intrusion
- How assumptions can be made based on limited information
- The impact of isolation on perception
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Top billed cast
Director: Alfred Hitchcock • Crew: John Michael Hayes
Trailers & clips
Fathom's Big Screen Classics: 70th Anniversary Spot
The Unsettling Scream in the Night
James Stewart Takes A Peek | 'Rear Window' (1954) | Hitchcock Presents
REAR WINDOW ('54) - Re-issue Trailer
Lisa Sneaks Into the Apartment
The Opening Scene - 'Rear Window' | Hitchcock Presents
Jeff Gets A Closer Look - 'Rear Window' | Hitchcock Presents
The Difference Between You And Me - 'Rear Window' | Hitchcock Presents
Reviewer notes
RecommendedI love a good plot twist as much as next person but maybe it was better back then.
RecommendedJimmy Stewart is cracking as the laid-up photographer who spends his chair-ridden days casually observing the day-to-day activities of his neighbours. Gradually, he becomes suspicious of one of them as the wife suddenly disappears and the husband (Raymond Burr) starts making odd trips out at night; calling long distance and generally acting oddly.…
RecommendedProbably have seen this a half dozen times over the years and still is my favorite Hitchcock movie, favorite mind you not best. Simple story and taking place in one location, but good performances from James Stewart and Grace Kelly. **4.5/5**
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersIt Had To Be Murder. L.B. Jefferies is a wheelchair bound photographer who by way of relieving his boredom, starts observing the lives of all his neighbours from his apartment window. As he gets deeper into the lives of all around him, he becomes convinced that one of hem has committed the act of murder, thus putting himself and those close to him in mortal danger.…
RecommendedL.B. Jeffries (Jimmy Stewart), an adventurous photographer, is temporarily immobilized by a serious leg injury. Bored, and living in a time where TV and internet were not available as distractions, he watches the courtyard out his real window and speculates about the lives of the neighbors that he sees.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 8.3/10 (7,288)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Box office
- $37,042,336
- IMDb
- tt0047396
