
Secret Window
The most important part of a story is the ending.
Directed by David Koepp
Produced by Grand Slam Productions, Columbia Pictures
A paranoid psychological thriller about a writer's unraveling sanity as he's stalked by a stranger whose claims force him to question his own grip on reality.
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.
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Does Secret Window end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Secret Window scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Secret Window sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Secret Window easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Secret Window violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
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