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- Gaslight (1944) The first entrant in this list was released during the same year as Hitchcock’s drama Lifeboat. Directed by George Cukor, Gaslight stars Ingrid Bergman as a newly married woman who begins to question her sanity and the intentions of her husband (played by Charles Boyer) after a series of bizarre events occur in the house where her aunt was murdered and the couple now reside.
- Les Diaboliques (1955) The unique thing about this film was that it almost was Hitchcock’s. French director Henri-Georges Clouzot obtained the rights to the story Celle Qui N’était Plus by Pierre Boileau & Thomas Narcejac shortly before Hitchcock was able to.
- Peeping Tom (1960) When Psycho was released in 1960, it was quite controversial. An equally controversial thriller that year was Michael Powell’s Peeping Tom.
- Charade (1963) This is the quintessential Hitchcockian thriller. Released the same year as Hitchcock’s horror film The Birds, Charade features many of Hitchcock’s finest techniques.
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Hitchcock may have missed out on making this film, but it did inspire him when he was making a certain movie at the Bates Motel. This French thriller follows two women, the wife of an abusive headmaster and his mistress, as they conspire to murder the man they despise so much. It’s a slow-burning horror, but one that effectively injects anxiety int...
The similarities between M. Night Shyamalan’s Split and Hitchcock’s Psychoare clear, with antagonist Kevin living with dissociative identity disorder (DID), kidnapping young women while being controlled by another personality, and struggling with his traumatic past with his overbearing mother. But as Shyamalan blends grounded psychology, supervilla...
Evil Dead director Fede Álvarez brought a unique type of terror with this modern masterpiece. Don’t Breathefollows a trio of young robbers as they break into a blind man’s home. However, they soon find themselves hunted by their host, who turns out to be more sinister than the intruders in his home. This inventive film subverts many expectations an...
Director John Carpenter proved he is a Master of Suspense like Hitchcock with this groundbreaking slasher film. Back in Halloween 1978, infamous killer Michael Myers escapes from captivity and continues his murderous rampage throughout Haddonfield, starting with the Scream Queen herself. With the Boogeyman lurking around every corner, there is hard...
Fun fact: director Rob Reiner watched every Hitchcock film to figure out how to make Misery, and all that research paid off in creating his beloved first thriller. Similar to Rear Window, Miseryfollows author Paul Sheldon when he is left trapped in a house without the use of his legs while the murderous Annie Wilkes looms close by. Some of the film...
Some people have called director Jordan Peele this generation’s Alfred Hitchcock, and based on what was just his first film, the reasoning behind this comparison is crystal clear. Like Hitchcock, Peele cleverly crafts tension and suspense as Chris experiences casual racism and strange occurrences every few minutes. This suggests something sinister ...
Since the mechanical shark kept breaking down during the production of Jaws, director Steven Spielbergtook a Hitchcockian approach and started filming through the shark’s point-of-view. The shark is rarely seen throughout the film, but that only makes the terror greater for the audience, especially as they wait to see when and if the beast will rea...
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- Strangers on a Train (1951) Starring Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, and Robert Walker, the plot involves Guy Haines (Granger) and Bruno Antony (Walker), who meet on a train and agree to "swap murders" so that neither of them gets caught.
- Dial M for Murder (1954) Dial M For Murder stars Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, and Robert Cummings. The film follows Tony (Milland) and his discovery of his wife Margot's (Kelly) affair with another man, fiction writer Mark Halliday (Cummings).
- Rear Window (1954) Among Hitchcock's very best, Rear Window stars James Stewart as L. B. Jefferies, who is temporarily relying on a wheelchair in his Greenwich Village, Manhattan apartment.
- To Catch A Thief (1955) The movie was released in August 1955 and featured Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in the lead roles. The plot follows a retired jewel thief, John Robie, who is newly suspected in several burglaries on the French Riviera.
Apr 24, 2023 · There is no other director like Alfred Hitchcock who has had such a huge impact on future generations. Today, virtually any gripping film can be called a hitchcockian thriller and everyone knows what it’s about. It’s as if he was the originator of the genre.
- Gaslight (1944) Rotten Tomatoes® 88%
- Diabolique (1955) Rotten Tomatoes® 96%
- Peeping Tom (1960) Rotten Tomatoes® 95%
- Charade (1963) Rotten Tomatoes® 94%
Famously referred to as “the best Hitchcock movie that Hitchcock never made.” 2. Wait Until Dark. 1967 1h 48m Approved. 7.7 (34K) Rate. 81 Metascore. A recently blinded woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin-stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment.
Feb 5, 2016 · We rank and review all 52 Alfred Hitchcock movies in the director's 61 year career, from silent classics (The Pleasure Garden) to epic thrillers (Vertigo)
