The Woman in the Window (2021)
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An agoraphobic woman living in a Manhattan brownstone becomes a witness to a crime in the apartment of her new neighbors.
The story
Anna Fox, a child psychologist living in a Manhattan brownstone, suffers from agoraphobia following a tragic accident. She spends her days observing her neighbors, including the Russells, who recently moved in across the street. Her isolated life is disrupted when she witnesses a violent crime in the neighbors' apartment. As she attempts to navigate the mystery of the event, she must confront the boundaries of her own reality and the truth behind the events she witnessed, all while dealing with her isolation and heavy medication.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Anna Fox, a child psychologist with agoraphobia, lives in a Manhattan brownstone and observes her neighbors, the Russells. After a neighbor's wife, Jane, is seemingly killed in a crime, Anna witnesses the event but is dismissed by police. She begins spying on the Russells, only to discover that her perception of reality is clouded by medication and trauma from a past car accident that killed her husband and daughter. She eventually learns that the first 'Jane' she met was actually Katie Melli, who was stalking the Russells. Anna discovers that the son, Ethan, is a serial killer who murdered Katie. After a confrontation where Ethan reveals his crimes and attempts to kill her, Anna fights him and pushes him through a skylight to his death. In the aftermath, she is hospitalized and eventually finds peace, moving out of her home and overcoming her fear of the outside world.
- First release year
- 2021
- Runtime (minutes)
- 100
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Joe Wright
- Writers
- Tracy Letts · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Amy Adams · Anna Fox; Gary Oldman · Alistair Russell; Anthony Mackie; Fred Hechinger; Wyatt Russell · Ethan Russell; Brian Tyree Henry; Jennifer Jason Leigh · Jane; Julianne Moore · Jane
- Genres
- psychological thriller; mystery thriller
- Themes
- agoraphobia; grief; unreliable narrator
- Tone and mood
- somber; claustrophobic
- Premise and plot tags
- mystery; serial killer; psychological thriller
- Source material / true-story basis
- 2018 novel by A. J. Finn
- Reception
- Critical reception was mixed, with some praising the performances and visuals while others panned the plot's complexity and the script's dialogue.
- Production trivia
- The film was the final film to be produced by Fox 2000 Pictures.; The score was originally set to be composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.; The film was the twenty-ninth best performing Netflix titles of 2021.
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