Paddy Considine, Julia Stiles, Caroline Dhavernas, Gord Rand, James Gilbert ...( see more  see more... ) , Arnold Pinnock

Another novel by Patricia Highsmith (THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY) thrills onscreen with this adaptation starring Julia Stiles and Paddy Considine. Fleeing a failed marriage in the big city, Robert is a ne...( read more  read more... )wcomer to a small town who finds his time consumed with secretly watching a woman named Jenny. When he finally meets her, they begin a relationship, despite the fact that she has a boyfriend. When Jenny's boyfriend goes missing, Robert becomes a suspect, but his disappearance may be more of a frame-up than a murder.

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Unrated, 101 min

Directed by: Jamie Thraves

Release Date: November 27, 2009

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  • March 29, 2009
    Based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith "Cry of the Owl" is the story of a troubled young man, Robert, who leaves the big city and his ex-wife for the tranquility of a small town. He finds respite from his problems by secretly watching the normal domestic life of a woman he doe...( read more)sn't know through her kitchen window. But when Jenny catches Robert in the act, she doesn't call the police. Instead she feels a strange empathy for Robert and invites him into her home. Robert is drawn into a relationship with Jenny, which has consequences when her boyfriend Greg finds out. Immediately suspicious of Robert, Greg makes it his mission to destroy him. But when a fight leaves Greg unconscious and missing, Robert discovers he is the number one suspect in a murder case that is slowly beginning to look like the ultimate set-up.

    great acting and suspence,
    the end is kinda confusing, but overall an ok film, not bad.
  • December 4, 2009
    I have read the book. Its too bad that Caroline Dhavernas isn't playing the role of Jenny.
  • September 26, 2009
    Well acted flick, a little dark and twisty but it's the same author as The Talented Mr. Ripley so it makes sense.
  • June 25, 2009
    nice thriller mystery
  • March 29, 2009
    Superb story based on the novel. As bizarre as it was intense.
  • March 29, 2009
    Paddy Considine won me over In Dead Mans Shoes and i also thought he turned in a great performance in Cry of The Owl

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