The Bedroom Window

The Bedroom Window

1987 · 114 min · EN · R · 6.4 (104 votes)
Dir. Curtis Hanson · Starring Steve Guttenberg, Elizabeth McGovern, Isabelle Huppert, Paul Shenar, Carl Lumbly, Wallace Shawn · Music Patrick Gleeson

A violent crime. A secret affair. A single witness.

DramaThriller

Baltimore, Maryland. Sylvia sees a girl being attacked from her lover Terry's bedroom window. The assailant flees and his victim is saved. But that same night another girl is found murdered.

VIBE

This film feels like a sweaty, smoke-filled room where secrets fester. It's a tense, sleazy dive into paranoia and guilt, fueled by illicit desires and a creeping dread. The atmosphere is thick with suspicion, making every shadow feel like a threat.

tensesleazyparanoidgrittysteadyneo-noirerotic thriller80s aestheticinfidelityvoyeurismguiltparanoia
baltimoreusastranglerextramarital affairmurder investigationemployer employee relationshipsecret relationshipneo-noircrime witness
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