The read
Audiences rate it 48 points higher than critics do. Most of the 3,352 2000s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Fleeing New York City, a failed marriage and a fragile mental history, artist Robert Forrester moves to small-town Pennsylvania. There he becomes fascinated with the simple domesticity of a beautiful neighbor, watching her through the windows of her home --- until she invites him in for coffee. He is drawn into a relationship with the young woman whose boyfriend goes missing; Robert becomes a murder suspect, gradually sensing he is the target of a larger plot.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes11%
Audiences rate it 48 points higher than critics do.
110 audience votes
Key crew
- Jamie ThravesDirector
- Jamie ThravesWriter
- Jeff DannaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paddy ConsidineRobert Forrester
- Julia StilesJenny Thierolf
- Karl PrunerMr. Jaffe
- Phillip MacKenzieLavigne Client
- Gord RandJack Nielson
- James GilbertGreg Wyncoop
- R.D. ReidMr. Kolbe
- Caroline DhavernasNickie Grace
- Alex KarzisRobert's Lawyer
- Marcia LaskowskiNickie's Lawyer
- Krista BridgesElaine
- Charlotte SullivanSally Nielson
Stills
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Themes
depressionnew york citybased on novel or bookpennsylvania, usaobsessionroutinedesignerbeautiful womanlonelinessneighborrural areadomestic life