Rear Window (1954)

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A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

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Body Double
Body Double (1984)1
 Gone Girl
Gone Girl (2014)2
 Fight Club
Fight Club (1999)3

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  1. Body Double (1984)
    "The voyeuristic elements in *Body Double* are reminiscent of *Rear Window*, where the main character watches his neighbors and becomes entangled in a mystery. De Palma and screenwriter Robert J. Avrech screened *Rear Window* to gather inspiration for *Body Double*." Body Double Wikipedia
  2. Gone Girl (2014)
    "David Fincher, the director of the "Gone Girl" film adaptation, has acknowledged the influence of Hitchcock's "Rear Window" on his work, including "Gone Girl."" 10 Movies That Influenced David Fincher Ben Sherlock ScreenRant
  3. Fight Club (1999)
    "Alfred Hitchcock's thriller about voyeurism and isolation inspired Fincher's approach to suspense and the theme of an everyman protagonist entangled in extraordinary circumstances." 10 Movies That Influenced David Fincher Ben Sherlock ScreenRant