5.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Secret Window (2004)
Secret Window (2004)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
5.6
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film is a psychological thriller centered on an individual's mental breakdown and dissociative identity disorder, with its core conflict and resolution remaining entirely within the realm of personal psychology rather than engaging with broader political or societal themes.
The movie features a predominantly white main cast with no intentional race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative, a psychological thriller, does not critique traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes, framing its characters neutrally within the story.
Secondary
The character Fred Evans, who was white in Stephen King's source novella, is portrayed as Tom Greenleaf by a Black actor (Charles S. Dutton) in the film adaptation, constituting a race swap.
Secret Window is a psychological thriller that does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and the protagonist's mental state, with no elements related to queer identity.
The film "Secret Window" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transsexual identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Secret Window" is an adaptation of Stephen King's novella. All major characters, including Mort Rainey, Amy Rainey, and John Shooter, maintain the same gender as established in the original source material. No character's gender was altered for the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.6
Critic Ratings
4.6
4.6
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