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Year
1959
Runtime
136 min.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Genres
Adventure, Thriller, Mystery
Rating *
8.3
Votes *
254,757
Checks
35,757
Favs
3,534
Dislikes
99
Favs/checks
9.9% (1:10)
Favs/dislikes
36:1
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  1. The Doctor's avatar

    The Doctor

    One of Hitchcock's most wildly frenetic films, with a pace that is that is matched and complimented by Bernard Herrmann's great score. North By Northwest was the first modern chase film of it time, with a superb screenplay by Ernest Lehman, and very witty performance by Cary Grant, and great performance all around, it's everyone's finest hour here. 12 years 11 months ago
  2. DisneyStitch's avatar

    DisneyStitch

    I could be wrong but it strikes me that this is one of the original movies where everything wrong goes against the main character and then goes on the run. It's a movie formula that has been copied many times throughout the years but North by Northwest does it right. Cary Grant plays the role perfectly and Hitchcock wields his trademark suspense like a mighty sword which stabs repeatedly into the storyline. This might be Hitchcocks one and only "epic" film as he typically prefers to focus on individuals and the situations around them. 8 years 2 months ago
  3. Olikus's avatar

    Olikus

    Cary Grant. A boss like always. 8 years 8 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #1 in Time Out’s The 100 Best Thrillers
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  4. This movie ranks #11 in Emma Beare's 501 Must-See Movies
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  5. This movie ranks #12 in IMDb's 1950s Top 50
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  6. This movie ranks #19 in IMDb's Mystery Top 50
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  11. This movie ranks #33 in ASC's 100 Milestone Films in Cinematography of the 20th Century
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  12. This movie ranks #37 in iCheckMovies's 1950s Top 100
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  13. This movie ranks #55 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
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  15. This movie ranks #56 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
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  16. This movie ranks #65 in Time Out's The 101 Best Action Movies Ever Made
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  18. This movie ranks #69 in Leonard Maltin's 100 Must-See Films of the 20th Century
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  19. This movie ranks #77 in Rotten Tomatoes's Top 100 Movies of All Time
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  22. This movie ranks #103 in Halliwell's Top 1000: The Ultimate Movie Countdown
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  24. This movie ranks #174 in Library of Congress's National Film Registry
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