Hitchcock

    Hitchcock
    2012

    Synopsis

    Following his great success with "North by Northwest," director Alfred Hitchcock makes a daring choice for his next project: an adaptation of Robert Bloch's novel "Psycho." When the studio refuses to back the picture, Hitchcock decides to pay for it himself in exchange for a percentage of the profits. His wife, Alma Reville, has serious reservations about the film but supports him nonetheless. Still, the production strains the couple's marriage.

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    Cast

    • Anthony HopkinsAlfred Hitchcock
    • Helen MirrenAlma Reville
    • Scarlett JohanssonJanet Leigh
    • Danny HustonWhitfield Cook
    • Toni CollettePeggy Robertson
    • Michael StuhlbargLew Wasserman
    • Michael WincottEd Gein
    • Jessica BielVera Miles
    • James D'ArcyAnthony Perkins
    • Richard PortnowBarney Balaban

    Recommendations

    • 100

      Observer

      This is one of the best movies of 2012. With rich performances, a riveting and articulate screenplay, meticulous direction and enough grounded emotional intensity to keep your pulse pounding, Hitchcock grabs you by the lapels like a suspense classic by Hitch himself - a knockout from start to finish.
    • 83

      Entertainment Weekly

      It's a perfect summation of why he was the ultimate filmmaker.
    • 80

      The Hollywood Reporter

      This narrative directing debut by Sacha Gervasi remains absorbing and aptly droll despite a few dramatic ups and downs and, led by large performances by Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren.
    • 80

      Boxoffice Magazine

      A "Good Evening" indeed at the movies.
    • 75

      IndieWire

      Hitchcock largely succeeds at pulling back the veil on his off-camera personality. To a larger degree, it reveals the level of influence of his devoted wife and screenwriter Alma (Helen Mirren) on both his personal life and career.
    • 75

      ReelViews

      Anthony Hopkins is probably a shoe-in for an Oscar nomination.
    • 75

      Rolling Stone

      Hopkins and Mirren are acting pros in stellar form. There's no way you want to miss the pleasure of their company in a movie that offers a sparkling and unexpectedly poignant look at how to sustain a career and a marriage.
    • 50

      Variety

      Hitchcock is a diverting but dramatically insipid account of how the Master of Suspense took his biggest gamble and delivered his greatest success with "Psycho."

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