The Window
RKO Radio Pictures | Release Date: May 21, 1949 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
An exceptional film. Read full review
83
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Shot on location in New York by director Ted Tetzlaff, it's tense and fresh and, at 73 minutes, remarkably taut. [14 Sep 2012]
80
Time OutGeoff Andrew
Taut and gripping. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
This is almost as close to neorealism as to noir—the details of working-class city life are especially fine. Read full review
75
Chicago ReaderKat Sachs
Based on a short story by Cornell Woolrich and a play on Aesop’s “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” fable, its premise is straightforward but nevertheless incredibly anxiety inducing—less is more when the stakes are this high. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
It's "Rear Window" with kids, and it's gorgeously shot with long, looming, twisted perspectives on actual New York locations, by cinematographer-turned-director Tetzlaff ("Notorious"). [27 Feb 2000, p.27C]
70
The New York TimesStaff (Not Credited)
The striking force and terrifying impact of this RKO melodrama is chiefly due to Bobby's brilliant acting, for the whole effect would have been lost were there any suspicion of doubt about the credibility of this pivotal character. Read full review
70
The GuardianMike Sumner
Tight, claustrophobic direction by Ted Tetzlaff. [12 Apr 1990]
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