October 3, 2011

Top 10 Alfred Hitchcock Films

Ranking by IMDb user ratings.



1. Rear Window (1954) - 8.7/10

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

1. Psycho (1960) - 8.7/10

A young woman steals $40,000 from her employer's client, and subsequently encounters a young motel proprietor too long under the domination of his mother.


3. North by Northwest (1959) - 8.6/10

A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.


4. Vertigo (1958) - 8.5/10

A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.


5. Rebecca (1940) - 8.4/10

When a naive young woman marries a rich widower and settles in his gigantic mansion, she finds the memory of the first wife maintaining a grip on her husband and the servants.

6. Strangers on a Train (1951) - 8.3/10

A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement.


7. Notorious (1946) - 8.2/10

A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?



8. Rope (1948) - 8.1/10

Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime.


8. Dial M for Murder (1954) - 8.1/10

An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to murder his wife. When things go wrong, he improvises a brilliant plan B.


8. Shadow of a Doubt (1943) - 8.1/10

A young woman discovers her visiting "Uncle Charlie" may not be the man he seems to be.


8. The Lady Vanishes (1938) - 8.1/10

While traveling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.


Source : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000033/filmorate

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