Rear Window fingerprintNo humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery, everyday modern life, and crime
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Rear Window is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Mystery, everyday modern life, and crime
Its world is built around mystery, everyday modern life, and crime.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Rear Window is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free, Plex, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 55/100 (IMDb 5.6). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence.
1 h 29 min
Rear Window runs 1 h 29 min.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 101 storytelling tropes for Rear Window, including Freudian Slip, Oh, Crap!, Interrupted Suicide.
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