Johnny Depp is a writer accused of plagiarism by an obsessed stranger (John Turturro) in this psychological thriller adapted from...
Johnny Depp is a writer accused of plagiarism by an obsessed stranger (John Turturro) in this psychological thriller adapted from the short story Secret Window, Secret Garden by Stephen King.
Author Mort Rainey (Depp) suffers a breakdown after discovering his wife is having an affair. To avoid signing the divorce papers he retreats to a secluded cabin in a rural town. Depressed and suffering from writer's block, he is confronted one day by a local farmer (Turturro) who accuses him of plagiarising a story he wrote. Mort dismisses it until unsettling things begin to happen to him and those around him.
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45 %161 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
65 %429,362 reviewsAudience score rating
"What might have been a pedestrian thriller adapted from a recycled Stephen King novella is elevated by Johnny Depp."
Variety"Johnny Depp's performance as a trebly beset writer is the highlight of this underwhelming suspense thriller based on a Stephen King novella."
The New York Times"Somewhere in the middle of [King's] range storywise, and toward the top in Depp's performance."
Roger Ebert"Telegraphs its intentions too early and relies too much on a single actor, Johnny Depp, to achieve its emotional force."
Hollywood Reporter"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."
Empire MagazineSecret Window | Details
- Runtime
- 95
- Genre
- Thriller
- Country of origin
- USA
