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12/03/2004 Mystery, Thriller 1h 36m
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The most important part of a story is the ending.

Overview

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.

  1. David Koepp

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Johnny Depp

    Mort Rainey

  2. John Turturro

    John Shooter

  3. Maria Bello

    Amy Rainey

  4. Timothy Hutton

    Ted Milner

  5. Charles S. Dutton

    Ken Karsch

  6. Len Cariou

    Sheriff Dave Newsome

  7. Joan Heney

    Mrs. Garvey

  8. John Dunn-Hill

    Tom Greenleaf

  9. Vlasta Vrana

    Fire Chief Wickersham

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2023-09-23
**_Suffering betrayal, an author faces challenges at his remote lake house_**

A successful writer (Johnny Depp) is finalizing divorce proceedings while working on a new book at his house on a lake in upstate New York when a hick from the Deep South shows up at his doorstep, accusing him of plagiarism. Maria Bello and Timothy Hutton are on hand as the wife and her beau.

“Secret Window” (2004) is a drama and crime mystery that morphs into thriller/horror in the last act. It was based on Stephen King’s novella, but director David Koepp changed the climax because “the ending is every...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$40,000,000.00

Revenue
$92,900,000.00

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