The Cry of the Owl
What would you do if someone was watching you?
2009 | 101m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Jamie Thraves |
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| Writer: | Jamie Thraves, Patricia Highsmith |
| Staring: |
| Fleeing New York City, a failed marriage and a fragile mental history, artist Robert Forrester moves to small-town Pennsylvania. There he becomes fascinated with the simple domesticity of a beautiful neighbor, watching her through the windows of her home --- until she invites him in for coffee. He is drawn into a relationship with the young woman whose boyfriend goes missing; Robert becomes a murder suspect, gradually sensing he is the target of a larger plot. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 07, 2009 |
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| Director: | Jamie Thraves |
| Writer: | Jamie Thraves, Patricia Highsmith |
| Genres: | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | new york city, based on novel or book, depression, pennsylvania, usa, obsession, designer, routine, beautiful woman, loneliness, neighbor, domestic life, rural area, dating, co-workers relationship, relationship, break-up, divorce, old house, missing person, mental instability, ex-husband ex-wife relationship, aeronautics, awkward, strange, slow burn, anxiety, watcher, mental issues, thriller |
| Production Companies | BBC Film, MACT Productions, Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion, Myriad Pictures, Sienna Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $11,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Paddy Considine | Robert Forrester |
| Julia Stiles | Jenny Thierolf |
| Karl Pruner | Mr. Jaffe |
| Phillip MacKenzie | Lavigne Client |
| Gord Rand | Jack Nielson |
| James Gilbert | Greg Wyncoop |
| R.D. Reid | Mr. Kolbe |
| Caroline Dhavernas | Nickie Grace |
| Alex Karzis | Robert's Lawyer |
| Marcia Laskowski | Nickie's Lawyer |
| Krista Bridges | Elaine |
| Charlotte Sullivan | Sally Nielson |
| Robbie Campbell | Walt Nielson |
| Jennifer Kydd | Susie Escham |
| Dru Viergever | Bill |
| Peter MacNeill | Sam Rhodes |
| Arnold Pinnock | Detective Anderson |
| Bruce McFee | Detective Lippenholtz |
| Nicholas Campbell | Jed Wyncoop |
| Brian Bisson | Police Officer #1 |
| James Byron | Police Officer #2 |
| Jimmy Byron | Police Officer #3 |
| Chris Gillett | Mr. Thierolf (uncredited) |
| Maria Ricosa | Mrs. Thierolf (uncredited) |
| Sarah Podemski | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jamie Thraves | Writer, Director |
| Alison Reid | Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double |
| Jeff Danna | Original Music Composer |
| Luc Montpellier | Director of Photography |
| David Charap | Editor |
| Matthew Davies | Production Design |
| Ralph Thiekötter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Brock Jolliffe | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Robert Fletcher | Sound Mixer, Sound Recordist |
| Brent McGillivray | Art Direction |
| Erica Milo | Set Decoration |
| Stephen Lynch | Makeup Artist, Key Makeup Artist |
| Robin D. Cook | Casting |
| Lea Carlson | Costume Designer |
| Claire Welland | Production Manager, Line Producer |
| Ursula Campbell | Music Supervisor |
| Millie Tom | Casting |
| Walter Masko | Stunt Double |
| Bryan Renfro | Stunt Double |
| Christopher McGuire | Stunt Double |
| Günther Russ | Production Executive |
| Ronald Kruschak | Creative Producer |
| David Manion | First Assistant Director |
| Richard Black | Second Assistant Director |
| Marie-Noëlle Hauville | Accountant |
| Nora Simmons | Production Accountant |
| Birgit Mangold | Key Accountant |
| Donna Gardon | Script Supervisor |
| Aaron Morrison | Second Assistant Art Director |
| Neil Floyd | Art Department Trainee |
| Brent Kelly | Lead Set Dresser |
| Janet MacLeod | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Robin Klein | On Set Dresser |
| Jordan Kerner | Set Dresser |
| Nitram Dass | Set Dresser |
| Robert Blair | Property Master |
| Glen Roemer | Assistant Property Master |
| Peeter Tammemagi | Gun Wrangler |
| Jane Conway | Animal Wrangler |
| Michael Spicer | Camera Operator |
| Andy Jekabsons | First Assistant Camera |
| Jeff DaSilva | Second Assistant Camera |
| Tricia Meyer | Camera Loader |
| Iain Baird | Steadicam Operator |
| Ken Woroner | Still Photographer |
| Christos Kalohoridis | Still Photographer |
| Lerelynne Phillips | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Jozie Conte | Costume Set Supervisor |
| Karen Steele | Truck Supervisor |
| George Aywaz | Key Hair Stylist |
| Amanda Milne | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Yasmeen Jalali | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Scott Hamilton | Prosthetic Makeup Artist, Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Iain Stewart | Boom Operator |
| Terry Kelly | Gaffer |
| John Pogue | Best Boy Electric |
| Alex Jordan | Electrician |
| Allyn Terry | Electrician |
| Mike Curtis | Electrician |
| Cactus Simser | Generator Operator |
| Darren Boyce | Key Grip |
| Jeff Smallacombe | Best Boy Grip |
| Anthony Police | Dolly Grip |
| Greg Davis | Grip |
| Jerry Romanko | Grip |
| John Sandever | Special Effects Assistant |
| Dwight Doerksen | Construction Manager |
| Ed Doerksen | Head Carpenter |
| Derek Brady | Location Manager |
| Brad Gratkowski | Assistant Location Manager |
| Keith Park | Assistant Location Manager |
| Baynu Misir | Location Production Assistant |
| William Hawrylenko | Location Production Assistant |
| Kimberley Bradley | Production Coordinator |
| Basil Person | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| John Sauve | Third Assistant Director |
| Daniela Zomparelli | First Assistant Accountant |
| Steve Sheridan | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Al MacNeil | Transportation Coordinator |
| Don Chan | Transportation Captain |
| Chris Radley-Walters | Head Driver |
| Cassie Bouchard | Craft Service |
| David Mackay | Craft Service |
| Cynthia Amsden | Publicist |
| Dan Pawlick | Dialogue Coach |
| Adam Chuckryk | Stand In |
| Rhonda Hall | Stand In |
| Glen Weller | Specialized Driver |
| Andres Vosu | Driver |
| Jerome McCann | Driver |
| John Gillies | Driver |
| Alan Moy | Driver |
| Dave Crews | Driver |
| Carl Stoyan | Driver |
| Rick Anglin | Driver |
| Andrea Glinski | Production Executive |
| Arlene Singh | Business Affairs Coordinator |
| Karl Fairweather | Producer's Assistant |
| Vera Kehlenbrink | Production Coordinator |
| Nico Grein | Production Coordinator |
| Geraldine Jourdan | Production Coordinator |
| Franck Celton | Accountant |
| Gabriele Niemeyer | Post Production Supervisor |
| Benjamin Gerstein | Assistant Editor |
| Michael Nollet | Assistant Editor |
| Ronney Afortu | Color Grading |
| Markus 'Maggi' Selchow | VFX Artist |
| Ute Storm | Main Title Designer |
| Nigel Holland | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Dimitrios Posukidis | Dialogue Editor, ADR Recording Engineer |
| Annette Prey | ADR Editor |
| Dominik Oppon | Foley Recordist |
| Thekla Demelius | Sound Assistant |
| Peter Roigk | Foley Artist |
| Richard Calistan | ADR Supervisor |
| Lorraine Samuel | ADR Coordinator |
| Norbert Zich | Dolby Consultant |
| Terence French | Post Production Scripts |
| Ron Searles | Scoring Mixer |
| Brad Haehnel | Scoring Mixer |
| Tony Emsley | Thanks |
| John Hillcoat | Thanks |
| Nick Marston | Thanks |
| Tally Garner | Thanks |
| Rose Garnett | Thanks |
| Sian Sutherland | Thanks |
| John Galway | Thanks |
| Shelley Gillen | Thanks |
| Martin Harbury | Thanks |
| Jim Sternberg | Thanks |
| Scott Macaulay | Thanks |
| Julia Valentine | Thanks |
| Patricia Highsmith | Novel |
| Amy Fritz | Music Supervisor |
| Robin O'Hara | Thanks |
| Jessica Giles | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre | Producer |
| Malte Grunert | Producer |
| Jennifer Kawaja | Producer |
| Julia Sereny | Producer |
| Sytze van der Laan | Producer |
| Kirk D'Amico | Executive Producer |
| David M. Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Jamie Laurenson | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Ujlaki | Executive Producer |
| Michael Wood | Executive Producer |
| Harro von Have | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 6 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 482 | 711 |