Windows

Windows

There is no privacy... there is no safety... the terror will follow you home.

Directed by Gordon Willis

Produced by Mike Lobell Productions, United Artists

198096 min5.0 / 10

A claustrophobic psychological thriller about invasive obsession and the violation of privacy, built on sustained paranoia and the terror of being watched.

Emily Hollander becomes the subject of a lesbian obsession at the hands of Andrea Glassen, her next-door neighbour.

Questions people ask

  • Does Windows end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Windows easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Windows scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Windows sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Windows violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

25/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity84

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Windows

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Windows

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Windows, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Windows, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Windows, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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