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Rear Window
“It only takes one witness to spoil the perfect crime.”
Rear Window (1954) is a thriller, mystery, drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. On Plot-hole, players averaged 2.2/5, with 58% solving the puzzle and 42% failing it, making it the #51 hardest puzzle of 153 in the archive. A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Plot-hole Difficulty: Hard
2.2/5
Avg Score
58%
Solved
42%
Failed
262
Players
#51
Difficulty Rank
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The Plot-hole Puzzle
Puzzle #155 · August 21, 2026 · answer revealed below
The Setup (Clue 5)
A courtyard surrounded by apartment buildings in a city.
The Character (Clue 4)
A man with a broken leg is stuck in his apartment watching neighbors.
The Conflict (Clue 3)
He becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
The Twist (Clue 2)
He uses binoculars and a camera to gather evidence from his window.
The Spoiler (Clue 1)
Jimmy Stewart stars in this Hitchcock thriller about voyeurism.
The answer
Rear Window
Cast
James Stewart as L.B. JefferiesGrace Kelly as Lisa FremontWendell Corey as Thomas DoyleThelma Ritter as StellaRaymond Burr as Lars ThorwaldJudith Evelyn as Miss LonelyheartsRoss Bagdasarian as SongwriterGeorgine Darcy as Miss Torso
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Rear Window hard to guess on Plot-hole?
- Rear Window had an average score of 2.2/5. 58% of players solved it, while 42% failed — a hard puzzle.
- Who directed Rear Window?
- Rear Window was directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
- Who stars in Rear Window?
- Rear Window stars James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr, Judith Evelyn, Ross Bagdasarian, Georgine Darcy.
- What genre is Rear Window?
- Rear Window is listed under Thriller, Mystery, Drama.
- Where does Rear Window rank in Plot-hole difficulty?
- Rear Window ranks #51 of 153 Plot-hole movies by average score (1 = hardest).