The Voyeurs
A couple’s illicit fascination with their neighbors turns apartment-window voyeurism into an erotic and increasingly dangerous psychological game.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- salacious
- tense
- sinister
- late night thriller viewing
- adult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a stylish but derivative and implausible update of the voyeuristic thriller, with some appreciating its salacious energy and others rejecting its increasingly ridiculous twists.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Pippa and Thomas repeatedly observe the couple across the street, turning private behavior into entertainment and intervention.
The plot links spying through windows with sexual fantasy, seduction, and manipulation.
The opposing apartment windows provide the film's central visual arrangement and enable the characters' surveillance.
The anonymous intervention develops into a chain of disasters and unexpected turns.
Films like The Voyeurs, and why
Rear Window
Both are voyeuristic thrillers centered on watching neighbors, sexual obsession, and escalating moral interference.
Body Double
Both combine eroticism, surveillance, manipulation, and psychologically destabilizing twists within a voyeuristic thriller framework.
Sliver
Both use apartment-based observation, sexual intrigue, and sinister revelations to explore voyeurism and obsession.
In the Cut
Both are stylish erotic thrillers about spying, seduction, and dangerous manipulation.
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Mohan
- Release Date
- 2021-08-25
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (1288)
Cast
- Sydney Sweeney
- Justice Smith
- Ben Hardy
- Natasha Liu Bordizzo
- Katharine King So
- Cameo Adele
- Jean Yoon
- Cait Alexander
- Blessing Adedijo
- Bianca Blizzard
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Voyeurs about?
- A couple’s illicit fascination with their neighbors turns apartment-window voyeurism into an erotic and increasingly dangerous psychological game.
- What is The Voyeurs like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Voyeurs as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Voyeurs violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Voyeurs as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Voyeurs?
- Critics broadly found the film a stylish but derivative and implausible update of the voyeuristic thriller, with some appreciating its salacious energy and others rejecting its increasingly ridiculous twists.
- Which films are like The Voyeurs?
- Films with a similar feel include Rear Window, Body Double, Sliver, and In the Cut.
- How long is The Voyeurs?
- The Voyeurs runs 117 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Voyeurs?
- In United States, The Voyeurs is available to rent or buy from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
