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The Woman in the Window
Crime · Drama · Thriller · 1944
A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.
Movie details
The Woman in the Window
“It was the look in her eyes that made him think of murder.”
1944 Crime · Drama · Thriller 1h 39m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.4 / 10
Community rating
A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Woman in the Window?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Fritz Lang
Written by
Nunnally Johnson
Edward G. Robinson
Professor Richard Wanley
Joan Bennett
Alice Reed
Raymond Massey
Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor
Edmund Breon
Dr. Michael Barkstane
Dan Duryea
Heidt / Tim, the Doorman
Thomas E. Jackson
Inspector Jackson
Dorothy Peterson
Mrs. Wanley
Court is in session
Put The Woman in the Window on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.