The Letter, previously called The Stare, is a 2012 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Jay Anania, starring Winona Ryder and James Franco.

Franco is a former student of Anania's, who teaches directing at NYU.

In 2012, it was announced that Lionsgate purchased the distribution rights to the film, which was retitled The Letter.

[4] A playwright, Martine (Ryder), suffers from paranoia and hallucinations as she attempts to stage a new production.

It's a boring, self-important, disjointed and pointless pile of tripe masquerading as a movie.