Secret Window (2004)

Bias Rating

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Center

Viewer Rating

Rating: 5.6

Overview

Mort Rainey is a successful writer going through a rather unfriendly divorce from his wife of ten years, Amy. Alone and bitter in his cabin, he continues to work on his writing when a stranger named John Shooter shows up...

Starring Cast

Johnny Depp • Maria Bello • John Turturro

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

Race Swap: Yes

Overview

Starring Cast

Johnny Depp • Maria Bello • John Turturro

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Center

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

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.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

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

Race Swap: YesConfidence: High

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.

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

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.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

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.