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Rear Window (1954)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 113 min · Thriller, Mystery, Drama

93.9 TOPICAL score · #43 of 6,776 films

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A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

Rear Window (1954, directed by Alfred Hitchcock) has a TOPICAL score of 93.9 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on critics and audience. It won 0 awards from 4 nominations. Critics: 99% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 100. Audiences: TMDB 8.3/10 (7,422 ratings) · IMDb 8.5/10. Wikipedia covers it in 63 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.

Why this score

Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics99
Audience99
Awards80
Historical impact99
Lasting engagement88
Cast87
Legacy & cult status87

Starring: James Stewart (actor #2), Grace Kelly (actor #122), Wendell Corey (actor #1,392), Thelma Ritter (actor #830)

“Rear Window is considered by many filmgoers, critics, and scholars to be one of Hitchcock's best films, as well as one of the greatest films ever made.”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10

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