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Hitchcock Movies I Should See

posted 20 years ago by kag-4
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Hi everybody.

I'm just wondering what your favorite Hitchcock movies are. I first "discovered" Hitchcock about three years ago, and I want to know what other Hitchcock movies you recommend.

I've seen "Rebecca," "Suspicion," "Notorious," "Psycho," "Dial M for Murder." I own "Rear Window," "North by Northwest," "Vertigo," "To Catch a Thief," and "Spellbound."

I know I need to see more Hitchcock movies. What do y'all recommend?

Kat

Intercourse the Penguin!

[–] joshuajudah 18 years ago

at the very least, make sure you see rope.

[–] kag-4 18 years ago

That's one I definitely want to see. I really like Jimmy Stewart.

Kat

Demons I get. People are crazy

[–] sexyabibi 18 years ago

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT!!!!!!!!

[–] davidmcgirr 18 years ago

Some of his early stuff is quite interesting, Blackmail especially. It may seem tame today, but i enjoy it every time. Vertigo, all time classic. Rear Window, really interesting if you're into freud.

-Dave

[–] acerk21 17 years ago

See Shadow of a Doubt! Its my personal favorite!

[–] mrplankton 17 years ago

hallo kat if u have not seen it yet, might i recommend "shadow of a doubt' and 'the lady vanishes"?

cheers!

[–] vanityfair_713 17 years ago

That's a great start. I'd say follow those up with The Lady Vanishes, Rope, Marnie, The 39 Steps, The Lodger, Blackmail (the silent version, if you can find it), and The Trouble With Harry, which is pretty funny at times....

It's not by Hitchcock, but Charade is great as well.

He said it's all in your head, and I said, so's everything--
But he didnt get it.

[–] jtyroler 17 years ago

There are 2 versions of "The Man Who Knew Too Much", one with Peter Lorre from the 1930s and one from the 1950s with Doris Day and Jimmy Stewart. Not all of Hitchcock movies are great, but most of them are.

"To Catch a Thief" with Cary Grant (one of his better films) and Grace Kelly.
"Sabotage" is great - based on Joseph Conrad's novel "The Secret Agent"
I like "Frenzy", but it's kind of disturbing
"Foreign Correspondent" is pretty good
"The Lodger" is a great silent movie. There are a few versions of basically the same story.

[–] merze1981 17 years ago

I think everybody here loves all the clasic hitch's movies (rear window, vertigo, north by northwest...) but everybody also has favourite "minor" ones.
Mines are "The lady vanishes" (i thinks it is quite funny and original) and Frenzy (I dont really know why)

[–] rachel-mary 16 years ago

Apart from all the obvious ones, I really love The Lady Vanishes. It's very British and Michael Redgrave is just fab in it. It has a great plot and lots of humour - very entertaining.

I also really like Marnie, I think that might be something to do with Sean Connery though!

[–] sschlenker 16 years ago

I'm a huge Hitchcock fan, and I've got 48 of his movies on DVD. I'd say Strangers on a Train, Shadow of a Doubt, The Lady Vanishes, Saboteur, Rope, and Lifeboat. Others already mentioned Strangers on a Train and Rope, but most people haven't seen those others I said, which are easily some of my favorites. I actually don't like The Birds that much, it's okay but not one of his best, and I don't like Marnie that much either. But those I just recommended are great.

[–] Doctor_Mabuse1 13 years ago

The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, Foreign Correspondent, Saboteur, Shadow of a Doubt, Rope, Strangers on a Train, The Man Who Knew Too Much (second version), The Wrong Man, The Birds, Marnie, Frenzy, Family Plot.

That should do for a good Hitchcock 101.

My personal favorites are Vertigo, Psycho and The Birds.

Doctor Mabuse, Evil Genius, King of Crime

[–] pt100 12 years ago

You've seen most of the best ones, but it's hard to find a weak Hitchcock film. Strangers on a Train is also excellent, and Foreign Correspondent is Hitchcock's own personal favorite. By the way, Vertigo recently supplanted Citizen Kane on the Director's Guild's list as the best movie ever made.

[–] historylover820 12 years ago

I've now seen most of the Hitchcock movies. I've seen all from the 30s-50s, many of his silent movies. I'm still lacking several of his '60s movies (only seen "Psycho," "Topaz," "Torn Curtain."), and I haven't seen his final '70s movies.

Kat

[–] pt100 12 years ago

Then you've probably seen all the best ones. He sort of went downhill near the end of his career.