Alfred Hitchcock - Top 10 Best Films

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[@Simona_midulcevida]

Great Great list. My top ten in no particular order...these are my loves. Rear Window Notorious Rebecca Strangers on a Train Lifeboat The Lady Vanishes The 39 Steps Shadow of a Doubt Dial M for Murder Suspicion

[@jonhinson5701]

Shadow of a Doubt and Strangers On a Train are often overlooked and they are two of my favorite movies from Hitchcock. Joseph Cotten is so chilling.

[@TheLateNightCinemaClub]

Sir Alfred Hitchcock was the greatest director of all time. Its not even open for a debate. To Catch A Thief maybe should have been included, but thsts just me A huge Cary Grant fan. Great job putting this video together. BRAVO!

[@glassslide]

Fantastic video, really enjoyed it; a personal fave that did not even get mentioned is To Catch a Thief; Never tire of watching Grace Kelly in that movie, great story. and beautiful cinematography .

[@poetcomic1]

I am old enough to have seen first run Psycho in a big theater. In the shower scene and the trip down to the fruit cellar the ENTIRE AUDIENCE SCREAMED together. I have never felt anything like it. After years of slasher gore you have no idea how powerful it was.

[@juanitolopez9731]

Hitch is my favourite film director of all time. I really discovered him on the 10th anniversary of his death, when Spanish TV paid him tribute by screening 20 of his films , one every week for nearly five months. But the first Hitch film I remember seeing was FRENZY, when I was 6 years old. It surely scared the shit out of me and gave me nightmares for days. Of his British films, I have seen THE LODGER, BLACKMAIL, MURDER, NUMBER 17, and from THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, every film until JAMAICA INN. Then, from REBECCA, also each one of them all the way to FAMILY PLOT. I have about twenty on DVD, those which I enjoy most, and I never get tired of watching them. I also have several books on his cinema, and I have seen many documentaries. He was a remarkable director, for he started in silent cinema, and actually remained a silent director throughout his entire career. In all of his film there are entire sequences, lasting sometimes for minutes, with no dialogue at all, only ambience sound and sometimes music, and the spectator never loses attention of gets bored, nor the film becomes incomprehensible from the absence of dialogue. Hitch is telling the story through images only, like in silent cinema, and keeping our interest by gradually increasing the suspense. It is hard to choose his ten best films. It depends, of course, on everyone's opinion of them. These are mine: - PSYCHO - VERTIGO - NORTH BY NORTHWEST - DIAL M FOR MURDER - REAR WINDOW - THE 39 STEPS - ROPE - FRENZY - THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956) - TORN CURTAIN But I also enjoy REBECCA, FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, THE WRONG MAN, FAMILY PLOT, etc etc etc. Really, it is a monumental fuck-up that Hitch didn't won the Academy Award for PSYCHO. It's unforgivable.

[@rxtsec1]

1. Vertigo (seen it on big screen many times) 2. Notorious 3. Psycho (saw on big screen once) 4. Suspicion (saw on big screen once & I personally love that they changed the ending, originally he was supposed to be the killer but the studio told him not to & for me it's not open ended like you think it is) The rest or others like (Rebecca, strangers on a train, north by northwest, to catch a thief, rope, rear window, dial m for murder, the birds, Marnie, spellbound, trouble with harry) are all good but those 4 have always stood out for me

[@reneescala7526]

The Birds was robbed of it's special effects Oscar by Cleopatra which was given a sympathy Oscar to help make up the budget of that farrago.

[@alnazemian]

I love your channel. Your voice is very expressive and nuanced and the amount of knowledge you have about film history is astounding! How did you see so many old movies at such a young age? I am in awe of both your vast knowledge and your excellent vocal delivery, and am often moved by your honesty about how much you love a film, a performance or a performer. I absolutely agree with you that Sir Alfred Hitchcock is one of the greatest film directors of all time, and we can separate the man and the artist. While my personal Hitchcock list doesn't quite align with yours, I like every film on your list. However, The Man Who Knew Too Much with Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day is a personal favorite of mine that easily ranks in my Top Ten (I'm sad that you don't love it) and I personally think that Ingrid Bergman gives a more interesting, subversive, layered performance in the truly unique and unusual Spellbound than in the slick espionage romance Notorious, although I'm a huge fan of Claude Rains (he is the most interesting character in Notorious for me.) I actually prefer the strange Spellbound to the more conventional Notorious. To sum up my personal interest: I am more interested in films based on plays, films that delve into psychology, and films that are simultaneously romantic and suspenseful: Rebecca, Spellbound. I actually love the fusion of producer David O. Selznick and director Alfred Hitchcock's different taste and sensibilities. Selznick was definitely a Romantic and an aesthete, as am I. I have very little interest in espionage as a topic and am not a fan of spy stories, thus am not a huge lover of North by Northwest or Notorious (again, purely my personal taste), although I can acknowledge that they are good films. Below is my personal Hitchcock Top 10 Best Films (purely based on my taste and sensibility), but as you said, one could make a Hitchcock Top 30! I like most of his films and my list below is purely subjective. Thanks for your insight, intelligence and generosity with your audience. I am fast becoming a huge fan of your channel! 1) Vertigo (Kim Novak is SO good in this and the film gives me goosebumps at times. This is Hitchcock's most psychologically complex film. Jimmy Stewart is excellent as always and has great chemistry with Novak. The themes in this are so interesting. It's possibly the best film I've seen about obsession and fetishism.) 2) Rebecca (I love a gothic romantic drama. Joan Fontaine and Sir Laurence Olivier are great here, and Dame Judith Anderson almost steals the film as Mrs. Danvers. Such an interesting story based on a great book.) 3) Spellbound (a sense of dreamlike surrealism pervades this film, emphasized by Salvador Dali's dream sequences, which I love. Ingrid Bergman is incredible in this film as the analyst who falls in love and Gregory Peck has never looked better onscreen, imo. This is one of my favorite Peck performances, because he doesn't have the stiffness that grew on his face as he aged. His intensity here is amazing, especially in his eyes. He and Bergman supposedly had an offscreen affair and it shows in their excellent chemistry.) 4) Dial M for Murder (the first Hitchcock film I saw at age 8 and will never forget the scissors! A great adaptation of a brilliant play into an equally brilliant film. Ray Milland is excellent as the conniving husband.) 5) Strangers on a Train (as a tennis player and fan, I have to say the tennis scene is the most suspenseful tennis scene I have seen on film. This is definitely a controversial film, as Walker's character is clearly a closeted gay man, living with his mother, who is quite a character!) 6) Rope (incredible performance by Jimmy Stewart, cast against type, as well as the whole supporting cast. The tension of having everyone in 1 room is amazing, as you mentioned in your review.. Again, Hitchcock somehow covertly delves into homosexuality, getting past the Hayes Code.) 7) Rear Window (who doesn't like this film? It has suspense, glamor, humor, great photography and moves at a brisk pace. Nothing to complain about here.) 8) Shadow of a Doubt (I don't agree with Sir Alfred Hitchcock that this is his best film, but I understand why it's his personal favorite. I love Joseph Cotten's performance as Uncle Charlie, playing against type in this film. I like Teresa Wright a lot too, but Cotten truly steals the film, even though I don't love that expression, because it takes away from the rest of the cast.) 9) The Birds (I love Tippi Hedren in this, but the story doesn't excite me as much as other Hitchcock films. Still, it's a classic and it's on my Top Ten list!) 10) Psycho (the first 30 minutes are brilliant, but the film meanders for me after the female protagonist dies in the brilliant shower scene and after her death, the film is middling for me, partly because Janet Leigh is SO good in this film. The film suffers a loss after her death, imho. However, Anthony Perkins is perfect as Norman Bates, but this was a double-edged sword for his career: a sensitive, versatile actor before Psycho got typecast into Norman Bates-type roles for the rest of his life. This always made me sad, because he was a truly great actor who got pigeonholed by the industry after Psycho.) Honorable mentions: The Lady Vanishes, Notorious, Suspicion, Lifeboat, North by Northwest, To Catch a Thief

[@quitequiet1]

Really impressed by your imitation of Hitchcock. At the beginning, I really thought it was Hitchcock himself. Your one line imitation of James Stewart in Rear Window was spot on too!

[@crwonshe]

wow thank you so much for your knowledge, finally someone who knows what makes good films preformed by excellence.

[@theclassicfilmloversguide1871]

Thank you SO Much for Watching!!!

[@paulpiacentini]

Excellent. Thank you. It seems that genius is complex. I think it is, especially when it delivers emotional clarity.

[@jenngraham1812]

Nice Hitchcock impersonation 😂👍🏽

[@melaniejackson5816]

My favorite director! Thanks ! Excellent!

[@davidbryson1332]

Thanks for this. You really showed a true love and understanding of the great man.

[@kahnlives]

Shadow of a Doubt isn’t underrated, it’s was his personal favorite but also the favorite of many critics as well. Cotton was terrific as Charle the adorable uncle who was completely dead inside. I still think Stage fright is his most underrated movie.

[@robertjewell9727]

My good friend Dorothy is Bernard Herrmann's daughter and she is the most wonderful person.

[@Orcl1100]

Vera Miles was supposed to play Madeline/Judy in Vertigo. But she became pregnant. In which Hitchcock famously said to her. “Vera, don’t you know it’s in bad taste to have more than two.”

[@michaelharrington7656]

Thank you. You have motivated me to go back and seethese films again, or most of them. If it were my list I would leave out Lifeboat and The Birds, which he never figured out how to end, in my opinion. And I would put in Spellbound and The Lady Vanishes. In both cases you have a female protagonist driving foward the action of the story, which adds to the suspense. Watching your programme made me regret again Hithcock's inability to persuade a studio to let him make a film of J M Barrie's play Mary Rose. He would have put his heart and soul into it. Alas.

[@danhurst9048]

This is an excellent video

[@f.o.c.s.1028]

I would never have guessed it "PSYCHO" at Number # 1. With it's well known Shower scene. Shot in December 1959 , containing as it does the most iconic corpse stare in the history of movies.

[@nancydemoss2945]

North by Northwest remains at the top of my list.

[@rickp.8925]

Amazing director. So many great films. Another one of my favorites is The Lady Vanishes And you are right Bernard Herman was the best movie scorer of all time.

[@mojo500100]

Millions agree with you-Hitch was robbed by never winning a competitive Oscar. It’s nearly impossible to pick one favorite; Hmmm…… personally, I guess I’d slip “Vertigo” into that spot, followed by--believe it or not--“Lifeboat”. Or “Shadow of a Doubt.” Or “North By Northwest.” Aw, shucks, choosing is impossible! Good narration job as usual, young man !

[@michaelm6948]

Shadow of a Doubt, Strangers on a Train and Notorious are tops for me. I prefer the 1940s Hitchcock.

[@CorinParkerCL]

This is my favorite of your celebrity voices. “Psycho” is my favorite movie. Period. However, in my opinion there are some flaws that I can’t overlook. Besides, the psychiatrist scene going on too long, almost none of the information he gets could be coming only from mother. Hitchcock had some grudges against John Gavin & Vera Miles and it hurts the last part of the movie. Neither grudges justified but his choice to favor one part of the cast and neglect Gavin & Miles makes the last act drag. Gavin felt over his head and when he asked for guidance Hitchcock, Hitch blew him off. Vera Miles holds her own, despite Hitch’s dismissive attitude and petty treatment. But on rewatch, it drags. I’m waiting to see Norman again. This movie is proof as to how cinema is collaborative process. This movie doesn’t work well without Bernard Hermann’s music. This movie fails without Anthony Perkins. Look for the revised shooting script online. All the differences from script to film regarding Norman are Perkins’ ideas. I would love to hear you breakdown each scene but I’m sure that would be time consuming. Thanks for this.

[@bravehome4276]

Truly one of the greats. He certainly brought out tremendous achievements by his collaborators -- writers, composers, dps, set designers, actors. Amazing that his baby photo in the beginning looks so much like him in his adulthood! I must take issue with one comment -- when you said "without a doubt" concerning Tippi Hedren's accusations. There are certainly some conflicting issues with her stories on Hitchcock. Typically, if a person is a predator (as she makes him out to be), this behavior is not isolated to one individual. Yet actress after actress came forward after her accusations (made, conveniently, after he had passed away and could not defend himself) and stated Hitchcock was a perfect gentleman with them. While we must take Tippi's accusations seriously, as we would anyone's, I think we should also leave room for reasonable doubt as to the extent of his presumed misbehavior based on all the contrary testimonies that have surfaced since. Thanks again for your wonderful compilation of the master's works!

[@theclassicfilmloversguide1871]

Beautifully put! I agree very much. Oh, I believe I meant to say if Hitchcock performed those actions on Hedren, it's horrible, without a doubt. But, yes, he was never a predator. He was a true artist. Thanks so much for always watching!!! :)

[@thomaskummer9968]

Very good list, but I miss my number one Dial M for murder 😮

[@thebolter24]

Oh so so so many things. Rebecca is so atmospheric and hypnotic, and Danvers is a classic lesbian. I love Trouble With Harry! So so fun and funny! Santa Claus as a possible murderer?? I think I was born the night I saw Janet Leigh’s eye rotate around on Blu Ray. You’d think it was made yesterday. Vertigo tripped me up so much. Did not see it coming! You can feel him going crazy as he makes those weird demands to “change your hair, wear this dress.” The Birds…he and Daphne were made to come together! This movie is the living proof that preachiness kills art…because of how brilliant it’s elusiveness is. (Which leads us to the one reason Psycho just can’t be my number one…that damn psychiatrist scene. Oooffff.) You did shout out Marnie (gut wrenching) and Family Plot, two of my very favorites. Remember Frenzy? Geez. Suspicion and Notorious are the next two on my list, so I’m excited!! 🫶🏻 AND WHY DIDN’T YOU DO THE WHOLE VIDEO IN THE VOICE 😆🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@nancydemoss2945]

Did I miss To Catch a Thief? A classic!

[@alienlv426ify]

There are two movies a really like, Topaz and Frenzy.

[@chriswilson4112]

Alfred Hitchcock, definitely one of my favorite directors of all time. Like Mr. Hitchcock my favorite is Shadow of a Doubt. It combines artistry / suspense and accessibility. One thing of note that you didn't mention about this movie is the psychic connection Teresa Wright's (one of my favorite actresses from the 40s) character has with Joseph Cotton's character, her uncle. Thought that was a nice touch on Mr. Hitchcock's part. And yes, the fact that Hitchcock combines small town America with an intruder of evil makes it particularly chilling. The thing that bothers me about PYSCHO is the same gripe I have with Gone With The Wind (bet you didn't see that coming). Both movies PEAK in the middle of the movie! LOL...Once Janet Leigh is, uh, "done" with her shower, I think the movie basically turns into a rather standard murder mystery. And yea, that whole "let's explain what's going on" scene at the end of the movie is atrocious. I do wish The 39 Steps had been on your list though. And what about Sabotage? (Not to be confused with his other movie Saboteur) . In Sabotage that chilling scene where Sylvia Sidney kills her husband? I know I'm committing sacrilege when I say North By Northwest is overrated! HA! But I do. Now don't get me wrong. I love the film. But so many people put it at the top of their list and that's when I say you go too far! #1 for me is Shadow of a Doubt and #2 is Vertigo. #3 Rear Window #4 Rebecca, #5 Notorious #6 The 39 Steps #7 The Lady Vanishes #8 North by Northwest, #9 Foreign Correspondent, #10 To Catch A Thief Great Hitchcock impersonation; Honorable Mentions: Psycho, Strangers On A Train, The Lodger, Marnie, Rope, The Man Who Knew Too Much (both versions),The Birds, Lifeboat, Dial M for Murder, Suspicion, Stage Fright Even lesser movies though have great sequences. Take TORN CURTAIN for example. Who can forget Paul Newman and that woman trying to murder someone quietly because some bad guy is standing outside the house. How many methods of murder do they attempt before they get the job done? And later on in the movie when they're on this "fake" passenger bus, filled with other passengers who are for the most part all trying to help Newman and Julie Andrews escape. Then to their horror they realize the REAL bus, on its normal route is catching up with them. Everyone on the bus knows that the presence of TWO buses along this route is going to cause suspicion and they could all get caught. The shots of the two buses getting closer and closer through the curves of the mountain is finger nail biting time! No one ever mentions his last movie FAMILY PLOT but I enjoy the movie very much. I think its biggest fault is that it appears not to have had the budget that Hitch was used to enjoying so it comes off more as a well made movie for television back in the late 70s. But Barbara Harris (a favorite actor of mine) is wonderful in it. And who can forget that very odd but enjoyable Karen Black? I even liked Bruce Dern in this movie! HA!

[@Orcl1100]

The psychiatrist scene at the end of psycho was done because paramount wanted the audience to understand what they just saw. In the book Lila and Sam explain what happened. Thou a buyer and a hardware owner talking about multiple personalities might be just be a bit much. Thou Lila in the sequel was hell bent on doing whatever it takes to keep Norman locked up

[@mahmoudshahnazi8374]

To Catch a Thief should be on this list.

[@quitequiet1]

Another one of my favorite would be Foreign Correspondent. The ending was propaganda but the rest of the movie was great!

[@peterpellechia5985]

No way is psycho his best!!!

[@michaelz9892]

I think Notorious is his best film.

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

agree

[@jeromebrown6626]

Yay

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

notorious number 9??? should be 1

[@peterpellechia5985]

The birds should not be that high