Secret Window

Secret Window (2004)

  • 46% of critics liked it
    (158 reviews)

  • 69% of users liked it
    (401,114 ratings)

From writer/director David Koepp (Stir of Echoes) comes this filmed adaptation of Stephen King's novella Secret Window, Secret Garden, one of four stories in the collection Four Past Midnight. Johnny Depp stars as Mort Rainey, a recently divorced author who decides to take some time off at his… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
David Koepp
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Mar 12, 2004 Wide
Columbia Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

    Mr. Depp demonstrates once again that he never disappoints as an actor, even in something as fraudulent as Secret Window.

  • Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

    The story is so basic that it makes a fine template for an exercise in style, and Koepp layers on the details with great relish.

  • Rex Reed, New York Observer

    Has no story, no ending and no redeeming value.

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    The plot certainly has possibilities, but far too many of them are botched by writer-director David Koepp, who's a better writer than director.

  • Dennis Lim, Village Voice

    Adapted from a Stephen King novella, the film lurches tiredly through the author's favorite masochistic-narcissistic fantasy, subjecting a woebegone writer to a gauntlet of abuse.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lady D


    Based on a short story of Stephen King's, this is a mind twister of a film with the kind of performance that Johnny Depp can pull off. Watching this now, it does seem much more predictable than when it was released, perhaps because a lot of similar themed films have been made… More

  • Emil K


    With Secret Window director/writer David Koepp has hit the rock bottom and man the result is one abysmally bad film. I honestly cannot remember Johnny Depp being this bad as an actor in his whole career. He literally destroys all the possible tension from the whole film with his lazy… More

  • Chris W


    Based on a novella by Stephen King, this is a fun little story about a writer (big surprise) named Mort Rainey who, while trying to work at his secluded lakeside cabin, is menaced by a mysterious stranger named John Shooter who claims that Mort palgiarized his work, and has no… More

  • Bethany M


    Unexpected twists and turns. Johnny Depp is fantatsic!

  • Jason C


    Johnny Depp's portrayal of Mort Rainey and his descent into madness is outstanding. It's almost enough to climb out of the plot holes. In fact, he so good in his role, you could almost get confused and think this was a good movie. It isn't. The story is paper thin… More

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