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MONEY
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Earned back only 90% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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The Door in the Floor
"The most dangerous secrets are the ones we're afraid to tell ourselves."
2004 1h 51m EN
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6.1
MID
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67%
FRESH
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67
METACRITIC
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6.6
IMDB
★6.1TMDB · 234🍅67%Rotten Tomatoes●67Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 16,463
Drama
Synopsis
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A writer's young assistant becomes both pawn and catalyst in his boss's disintegrating household.
“The most dangerous secrets are the ones we're afraid to tell ourselves.”
Cast
Jeff Bridges
Ted Cole
Kim Basinger
Marion Cole
Jon Foster
Eddie O'Hare
Mimi Rogers
Evelyn Vaughn
Elle Fanning
Ruth Cole
Bijou Phillips
Alice
Larry Pine
Intervistatore
John Rothman
Minty O'Hare
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tod Williams
- Writers
- Tod Williams
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 22 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Tod Williams, shot by Terry Stacey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Affonso Gonçalves shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger and Jon Foster carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The most dangerous secrets are the ones we're afraid to tell ourselves.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0348593 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Tod Williams directs. Terry Stacey behind the camera. Marcelo Zarvos scores. Affonso Gonçalves cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 90% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 22 years ago.
- 3Directed by Tod Williams, shot by Terry Stacey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Affonso Gonçalves shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger and Jon Foster carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "The most dangerous secrets are the ones we're afraid to tell ourselves.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0348593 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 15 themes, including "infidelity", "beach", "based on novel or book", "assistant".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Terry Stacey
- Original score
- Marcelo Zarvos
- Editing
- Affonso Gonçalves
- Production design
- Thérèse DePrez
- Costume design
- Eric Daman
- Makeup / hair
- Valli O'Reilly
- Stunt coordinator
- Peter Bucossi
- Runtime
- 111 min · 1h 51m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $7,500,000
- Box office
- $6,715,067
- Return
- 90% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 67% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 67/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.6/10 · 16,463 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
2 wins & 7 nominations total
Also by
Tod Williams
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Focus Features
US
- RE
Revere Pictures
US
This is that
US
Key crew
- NovelJohn Irving
- EditorAffonso Gonçalves
- Costume DesignEric Daman
- Set DecorationNick Evans
- Art DirectionNicholas Lundy
- Production DesignThérèse DePrez
- CastingAnn Goulder
- Co-ProducerMarisa Polvino
- Executive ProducerRoger Marino
- Executive ProducerAmy J. Kaufman
- ProducerTed Hope
- Post Production ProducerJulie Fischer
- ProducerMichael Corrente
- ProducerAnne Carey
- Stunt CoordinatorPeter Bucossi
- StuntsJanet Paparazzo
- StuntsBill Anagnos
- StuntsFrank Ferrara Sr.
- StuntsLoyd Catlett
- StuntsKeith Siglinger
- StuntsD.J. Surgent
- Makeup ArtistValli O'Reilly
- Makeup ArtistRonnie Specter
- Makeup ArtistThomas Nellen
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- infidelity
- beach
- based on novel or book
- assistant
- innocence
- author
- writer
- summer
- older woman younger man relationship
- failing marriage
- summer job
- troubled marriage
- hamptons
- successful author
- children's author
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2004-07-18R
Also known as
International titles
- Die Tür der VersuchungDE
- A Widow for One YearUS
- Giriş QapısıAZ
