Secret Window (2004)
A reclusive writer's sanity frays as a stranger's menacing claims unravel his isolated world.
Mort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife, is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea. But as Rainey endeavors to prove his innocence, he begins to question his own sanity.
How intense is Secret Window?
Secret Window is mildly scary, with light gore and some violence. Emotionally it is heavy. The pace is measured, and it is a full-attention watch and a late-night trip. Rated PG-13.
What Secret Window feels like
- Tone
- suspensefulchillingmelancholyatmospheric
- Pace
- Measured
- Best for
- Full attentionLate night
Where to stream Secret Window
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Is Secret Window for you?
Is Secret Window scary?
Only a little. Secret Window has a few tense moments (scare level 1 of 3), nothing that follows you to bed.
Is Secret Window gory or violent?
Light gore (1 of 3) and some violence (1 of 3).
Is Secret Window sad or heavy?
It is emotionally heavy (2 of 3). Expect it to land.
Is Secret Window OK for kids?
It is rated PG-13. Intensity: scare 1, gore 1, violence 1, each out of 3. Your call for older kids.
How long is Secret Window?
Secret Window runs 1h 36m.
Where can I stream Secret Window?
Secret Window is streaming on YouTube (free) and Tubi.
Does Secret Window have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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