When Anna goes to the police, they don't believe her, because she comes off as an agoraphobic drunk who imagined the murder, and - twist! - Jane Russell, the wife and mother, is still alive, but she's not the woman Anna had met and seen killed.Ĭonvinced this other Jane is an impostor, Anna remains obsessed with the Russell family, sure that Alistair is the one who killed the original Jane, and that he's abusive to his son, Ethan. One day as Anna is looking into their house, she witnesses what looks like Jane being stabbed to death in the living room. Jane and Ethan both take an interest in Anna, and she befriends each. Her housebound state leads her to obsess over all of her neighbors, who include the recently transplanted Russell family, consisting of father Alistair, mother Jane, and teenage son Ethan. Meanwhile, Anna hasn't worked in quite a while, having been consumed by a case of agoraphobia (and a hefty amount of wine and pills) that prevents her from ever leaving her house.ĭon't Look Now, but The Woman in the Window's Trailer Is Here to Give You Chills She is separated from her husband, Ed, who lives away from her with their daughter, Olivia, though she talks to each of them daily. Otherwise, turn back, because a whole lot of spoilers are coming at you.Īnna Fox is a child psychologist in her late 30s, living alone in her Harlem brownstone. If you're wondering what exactly it is the woman in the window sees before you see the movie, then keep on reading. The addictive 2018 page-turner pays homage to Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window and a host of other noirish films - and fittingly so, since Anna is a fan of the old movies and also finds herself tangled in a dark tale worthy of Hitchcock himself. Finn's 2018 hit murder mystery Amazon is getting the big-screen treatment with an Oscar-pedigreed cast - Amy Adams is set to star as the protagonist, Anna Fox, with Gary Oldman as a neighbor who arouses Anna's suspicions.

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