The Cry of the Owl

The Cry of the Owl

101 mins | Drama | Feb. 7, 2009

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.

The Cry of the Owl

101 mins | Drama | Feb. 7, 2009

The Cry of the Owl
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.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers BBC Films, MACT Productions, Myriad Pictures, Sienna Films, Studio Hamburg International Production (SHIP)
Original title The Cry of the Owl
Directors Jamie Thraves
Writers Jamie Thraves, Patricia Highsmith

Cast

Paddy Considine

as Robert Forrester

Julia Stiles

as Jenny Thierolf

Caroline Dhavernas

as Nickie Grace

James Gilbert

as Greg Wyncoop

Karl Pruner

as Mr. Jaffe

Krista Bridges

as Elaine

Charlotte Sullivan

as Sally Nielson

Phillip MacKenzie

as Lavigne Client

Gord Rand

as Jack Neilson

Alex Karzis

as Robert's Lawyer

R.D. Reid

as Mr. Kolbe

Marcia Laskowski

as Nickie's Lawyer

Jennifer Kydd

as Susie Escham

Dru Viergever

as Bill

Peter MacNeill

as Sam Rhodes

Brian Bisson

as Police Officer #1

James Byron

as Police Officer #2

Arnold Pinnock

as Detective Anderson

Bruce McFee

as Detective Lippenholtz

Nicholas Campbell

as Mr. Wyncoop