The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

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

  • Released: 2021-05-14
  • Runtime: 102 minutes
  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Thrillers
  • Stars: Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Fred Hechinger, Julianne Moore, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Wyatt Russell, Anthony Mackie, Mariah Bozeman, Brian Tyree Henry, Jeanine Serralles, Liza Colón-Zayas, Anna Cameron, Diane Dehn, Tracy Letts, Haven Burton, Ben Davis, Daymien Valentino, Myers Bartlett, Blake Morris
  • Director: Joe Wright
 Comments
  • phd_travel - 22 February 2024
    Unconvincing story
    This was a so so thriller. But the stars are good.

    It's always nice to see Amy Adams. She gives this role her all with the disheveled frumpy look. Julianne Moore is under utilised. Gary Oldman should dye his hair he looks unrecognizable.

    Rear Window showed things that happened next door quite clearly. But here the events next door are shown too quickly and not focussed on so it was hard to catch.

    The story isn't that well written. Things aren't properly explained in the end. And the result on the other characters is glossed over. So the ending feels rushed and cliched.

    Didn't buy the twist about her family being dead. Doesn't feel plausible she could have forgotten or put it out of her mind.

    Won't miss much if did not see this movie.
  • lindee - 27 March 2023
    Rear Window, meets Sorry wrong number.
    Tried to watch this film yesterday turn off 30mins through, made me think of, James Stewart,ans Barbra Standwick straight off, but it was so boring, I have seen more exciting scenes, and plots in the flintstones,Gary Oldman must have been really, inbetween films to sign up for this outing,and Amy Adams is worth more than this.

    Was disappointed,as you got got my blanket,popcorn wine and got settled for a good thriiler,but ended up watching a old faithful instead.

    I love the actors that are starring in this film and a fee is a fee to any actor but this as a big thumbs down to me, just goes to show you you cant better the best version of a story.
  • vincentgoodman - 17 October 2022
    Goofs. What? No scars?
    After being deeply stabbed on the face with a 3 pronged garden rake in her rooftop horror fest finale, our heroine Amy Adams shows no marks or scars whatsoever on her cheek when the storyline jumps forward 9 months. She must have employed a top plastic surgeon. The film also doesn't explain how she managed to overcome her agoraphobia. What happened to the Russell family? How did the quiet and sensitive 15 year old son suddenly transform into a confident, knife wielding lunatic? And this was after a re-shot ending because test audiences found the original ending confusing! I do wonder what that ending was like. Apart from all that, I thought Amy Adam's performance was first class and Oscar nominee worthy.
  • steiner-sam - 20 June 2022
    An entertaining watch marred by mediocre story
    It's a psychological thriller based in contemporary Manhattan and covers eight days in the life of a child psychologist who is under treatment for agoraphobia caused by an earlier tragedy in her life.

    Anna Fox (Amy Adams) is the child psychologist living alone and under treatment by Karl Landy (Tracy Letts). She has a tenant, David Winter (Wyatt Russell) in the basement who does things like carry out the trash and other little tasks around the house. Anna frequently talks to her separated husband Edward (Anthony Mackie) and daughter, Olivia (Mariah Bozeman).

    Anna Fox, on a Monday, sees the Russell family move in across the street. Alistair (Gary Oldman) is the father, Ethan (Fred Hechinger) is the son. Jane (Julianne Moore) is the mother that Anna sees. Anna immediately senses problems in the Russell family, especially after Ethan stops by with a small gift. Anna then observes escalating violence, including the apparant murder of Jane. However when the police, led by Detective Little (Brian Tyree Henry) arrive there is no body and another woman claims to be Jane Russell (Jennifer Jason Leigh).

    The plot thickens as we see Anna abuse pills and alcohol and we (and the police) wonder about her sanity, especially when we learn the true story about her family. Then there is escalating violence until we finally learn there is a serial killer among the characters that Anna barely survives.

    If one takes this film purely as a thriller and are not too concerned with the quality of the story, it's an entertaining watch. In my view, Adams is a bit over the top in the first half of the film and not not helped by editing that tries too hard to escalate tension. Nonetheless, the plot takes sharp turns that can be explained by earlier setups in the story.
  • chiltonsjillfreeport - 7 March 2022
    Nothing to see here.
    Do you know anyone who suffers the other curse of the Irish; whose cheeks splotch uncontrollably with embarrassment for other people?

    'The Woman in the Window' is such an ill-paced, predictable splice-up of old film threads and lifts from (presumably better) recent thriller novels, ala Frankenstein's monster, I was really mortified for everyone involved.

    Think Lifetime crazy lady movie with a hacky pull-every-telegraphed-rabbit-out-of-her-nasty-nightgown third act.

    My take: Amy Adams is getting praise for being Amy Adams, and for being so much better than the movie. I know I didn't feel a minute's stress (or empathy) watching her portrayal of an agoraphobic psychologist too medicated and messed up to lead a real life. Hello, Sigourney Weaver...