Alfred Hitchcock: Best Horror Films

The master of suspense, whose Psycho and The Birds rewired what audiences expect from fear. Best known for Psycho, Rear Window and Vertigo.

1. 

   Psycho (1960)

   Rated 8.4 on TMDB

   When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his…

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2. 

   Rear Window (1954)

   Rated 8.3 on TMDB

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

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3. 

   Vertigo (1958)

   Rated 8.1 on TMDB

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

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4. 

   North by Northwest (1959)

   Rated 8.0 on TMDB

   Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

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5. 

   The Birds (1963)

   Rated 7.5 on TMDB

   Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.

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   Rope (1948)

   Rated 7.9 on TMDB

   Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.

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   Dial M for Murder (1954)

   Rated 8.0 on TMDB

   When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.

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8. 

   Rebecca (1940)

   Rated 7.9 on TMDB

   Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier.

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9. 

   Strangers on a Train (1951)

   Rated 7.7 on TMDB

   A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

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10. 

    Notorious (1946)

    Rated 7.7 on TMDB

    In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy.

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11. 

    To Catch a Thief (1955)

    Rated 7.3 on TMDB

    When a string of jewel robberies hits the French Riviera, suspicion falls on retired thief John “The Cat” Robie.

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12. 

    The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

    Rated 7.4 on TMDB

    An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.

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13. 

    Marnie (1964)

    Rated 7.1 on TMDB

    Marnie is a beautiful but emotionally withdrawn thief, stealing from employers before disappearing under new identities.

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14. 

    Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

    Rated 7.5 on TMDB

    In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit.

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