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Through My Window

A glossy teen romance with a strong soap-opera hook, but the execution is widely regarded as clumsy, repetitive, and unintentionally funny rather than genuinely swoony. It may work as low-stakes guilty-pleasure viewing for viewers who enjoy melodramatic YA romance, but most audiences will find the writing and… Read more

Through My Window

Where to watch: Buy

Movie · Romance · Drama

Fri · 1h 52m

Director: Marçal Forés

Starring: Clara Galle, Julio Peña, Guillermo Lasheras

Overview

Raquel's longtime crush on her next-door neighbor turns into something more when he starts developing feelings for her, despite his family's objections.

Director

Marçal Forés

Cast

Clara Galle, Julio Peña, Guillermo Lasheras

Curator Review

Verdict

A glossy teen romance with a strong soap-opera hook, but the execution is widely regarded as clumsy, repetitive, and unintentionally funny rather than genuinely swoony. It may work as low-stakes guilty-pleasure viewing for viewers who enjoy melodramatic YA romance, but most audiences will find the writing and chemistry too thin.

Best for

  • fans of messy, high-drama YA romance
  • viewers who enjoy campy or unintentionally funny romance movies
  • audiences looking for a fast, easy watch with attractive leads

Skip if

  • you want believable chemistry or nuanced character writing
  • you dislike melodrama and cringe-inducing dialogue
  • you prefer romance films with stronger emotional payoff or craft

Overview

This is a glossy, Spanish-language teen romance built around a familiar next-door-crush fantasy, but it leans hard on melodrama and soft-focus wish fulfillment. The premise promises heat and tension, yet the storytelling is often too thin to make the relationship feel earned.

Worth noting

What keeps it from collapsing entirely is its easy watchability and the sheer commitment to its soap-opera tone. For some viewers, that will read as camp; for others, it will feel like a string of clichés with little emotional depth.

Bottom line

If you like your romance messy, heightened, and a little ridiculous, there is a certain guilty-pleasure appeal here. If you want actual spark, sharper dialogue, or a more convincing emotional arc, this is probably not the one.

Top Letterboxd reviews

rocio (0.5★) · 3991 likes

this is the new variant of covid

Ashton (1★) · 3886 likes

the only windows they're going to be looking at each other through are their respective jail cells' after what they did on that bed next to his sleeping younger brother

brynn helena <3 (0.5★) · 2658 likes

after a while i started to miss hardin

Hannah ☆彡 (0.5★) · 2289 likes

he fr got his ass ate????

ju (2.5★) · 1744 likes

pussy so good he had a panic attack 💯

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Themes

teen romance, neighbors-to-lovers, forbidden attraction, family conflict, coming-of-age, melodrama, sexual awakening, wealth and privilege

Topics

teen romance, YA drama, forbidden love, neighbors-to-lovers, melodrama, coming-of-age, camp, Spanish cinema, guilty pleasure, soap opera

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