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Secret Window

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Secret Window (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 156

Fresh: 73

Rotten:83

Average Rating: 5.5/10

Consensus: Depp is quirkily entertaining, but the movie runs out of steam by the end.

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release: Mar 12, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $47,781,388

Synopsis: Based on a Stephen King novella, the psychological thriller SECRET WINDOW is reminiscent of an Alfred Hitchcock film. Eccentric author Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp) finds his life spiraling out of control. With a drinking problem and a... Based on a Stephen King novella, the psychological thriller SECRET WINDOW is reminiscent of an Alfred Hitchcock film. Eccentric author Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp) finds his life spiraling out of control. With a drinking problem and a cigarette habit he can't shake, Mort can barely function when his wife (Maria Bello) leaves him and he abandons his work. In the midst of his anguish, a deranged man, John Shooter, (John Turturro) appears at Mort's New York cabin, claiming that Mort has plagiarized one of his stories. As his wife pushes Mort to finalize their divorce and Shooter systematically destroys his life, he struggles to restore order to an increasingly insane situation. Playing off of Turturro who is superb as the crazed, Gothic Shooter, Johnny Depp shines in his role with a quirky, brilliant performance. The mannerisms he brings to Mort, such as a problem with a clenched jaw, makes the author's descent into madness compelling and believable. With an emphasis on character study over special effects, the chills provided by this film rely on skilled acting and evoke thrillers of earlier generations like PSYCHO and STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, including a shocking twist of an ending. [More]

Starring: Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello, Charles S. Dutton

Starring: Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello, Charles S. Dutton, Timothy Hutton

Director: David Koepp

Director: David Koepp
Screenwriter: David Koepp
Producer: Gavin Polone
Composer: Philip Glass
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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Jun 22, 2004

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. David Koepp - Writer/Director
  • Featurettes - 1. A LOOK THROUGH IT
  • 2. FROM BOOK TO FILM
  • 3. SECRETS REVEALED
  • Deleted Scenes with Optional Director's Commentary (4)
  • Animated Storyboards - 1. Opening Titles
  • 2. Pushing Car Off Cliff
  • 3. The Twist Revealed
  • 4. In the Garden

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12/27/07
Joe Lozito
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Once again, Depp slouches into a piece of mainstream entertainment and takes every opportunity to amuse himself.

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09/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
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This is, in short, a mystery story that has very little actual mystery.

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10/11/06
Peter T. Chattaway
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
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12/06/05
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Depp's ... wonderfully frazzled portrait of seething resentment almost makes this minor thriller seem fresh.

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05/04/05
Nick Schager
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03/14/05
Garth Franklin
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...an enjoyable little genre picture -- tense and stylish and full of Johnny Depp.

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01/29/05
Philip Martin
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10/07/04
Tony Medley
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Another lousy movie adapted from Stephen King's writing; another slander against the mentally ill; another energetic Depp performance in a losing cause.

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08/06/04
Martin Scribbs
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Wait-for-video more than straight-to-video.

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07/16/04
Harry Guerin
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)
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There have been as many Stephen King movie adaptations as Ron Jeremy films, and while some have been limp, "Secret Window" rises to the occasion.

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07/05/04
John Larsen
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A solid-but-imperfect thriller.

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06/25/04
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal
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...much of Secret Window will seem old hat to anyone who knows what "redrum" means.

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05/20/04
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International
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Anyone with a passing knowledge of King's jam-packed oeuvre and its spotty movie translations will be fidgeting in their seats from the get-go.

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05/14/04
Ian Nathan
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05/01/04
Christopher Tookey
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05/01/04
Matthew Turner
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Even Johnny Depp in quirk-overdrive can't save it, his slyly insincere performance eventually irritating as much as the sincerely stupid movie he's stuck in.

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05/01/04
Nev Pierce
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