Psycho

R

Released Dec 4, 1998

1 hr. 49 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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41%

79 Reviews

Tomatometer

28%

50,000+ Ratings

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Hoping for a fresh start with her broke boyfriend, Marion (Anne Heche) steals a huge sum from her boss and skips town, eventually stopping at a remote motel. There, she's served by the intensely awkward yet docile Norman Bates (Vince Vaughn), whom she often hears arguing with his domineering mother. But later that night, Marion is brutally slain, and Norman finds and hides the body. When a detective and Marion's sister visit the motel to investigate, they uncover shocking truths.

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Critics Consensus

Van Sant's pointless remake neither improves nor illuminates Hitchcock's original.

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Kalin D

Brilliant acting and wonderful scenery. Not sure why people can't acknowledge that.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/09/24

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Zion J

This was an Ok Remake but it does not beat the Original, For whatever reason it just didn't feel The same anymore. The basement was awfully done and the whole movie just felt like a Cartoon instead of real horror. It's Ok but could have been better, it just didn't work for me

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/04/24

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Jack M

I actually really enjoyed this movie. I thought the ending where he was actually dressed up as the grandma was such a plot twist and super suspenseful. I think Hitchcock was trying to show that many people have different personalities, obviously the movie takes it to another level. Psycho had a great twist to the end, I don't think anyone was expecting.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/20/23

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Alexis E

Enjoyed the movie and also liked the idea of the man playing the role as the mother not only in the movie but in his mind as well it was very interesting and always kept me on my toes- never knew what was gonna happen next

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/15/23

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Lance U

Today (December 04, 2023) is the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of director Gus Van Sant's controversial (1998) recreation of Alfred Hitchcock's (1960) masterpiece'PSYCHO'. I think this film is bizarre, ridiculous, and fascinating! I love every second of it, almost as much as I don't! B+

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/04/23

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DanTheMan 2

After these past few days of exploring the range of quality that is the Psycho sequels, whether or not I really wanted to see the Gus Van Sant remake played on my mind. The completionist part of me got the better of me and here I am, having watched it. The Psycho Experiment as Van Sant and others now refer to it as is a very strange beast, it's one of a select few official shot-for-shot remakes to ever be championed and yet it still contains its fair share of differences from the original. There are slight differences in terms of visuals, minor plot details, updated elements of the screenplay, the contemporary setting and subsequent inflation of the stolen money; Van Sant added several surreal subliminal images edited into the film's murder sequences almost like memory fragments flashing in front of characters' eyes as they die. The use of colour and heightened violence due to an increase in movies made circa 1998 don't gel well with the source material and certain moments performed by the cast fundamentally change the meaning of certain scenes, ergo the infamous eye through the wall peep going from simple observation to full on masturbation. While Bernard Herrmann's musical score is reused, the new stereo recordings made by Danny Elfman and Steve Bartek are often mistimed with where the original cue placements were. The casting of Vince Vaughan as Norman Bates has to be one of the biggest miscastings in movie history, he is unable to capture that same secret pool of madness that Perkins had done so effortlessly. Anne Heche woefully overacts her way through the movie and turns Marion into a completely different character. Julianne Moore as Lila is much more aggressive in comparison to Vera's portrayal in the original but does turn in a good performance, paired with Viggo Mortensen as Sam, the two try and rescue the film from its amateur dramatics vibe. The standout of the film is definitely William H. Macy's Arbogast, staying true to Martin Balsam's original performance yet making it his own with ease. Nothing about Gus Van Sant's Psycho improves nor illuminates Hitchcock's original, somehow Van Sant managed to convince someone at Universal to greenlight this, bringing about an artful and somewhat faithful remake... Who am I kidding? It's straight-up plagiarism.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/17/23

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Gus Van Sant

Director

Vince Vaughn

Norman Bates

Anne Heche

Marion Crane

Julianne Moore

Lila Crane

Viggo Mortensen

Samuel 'Sam' Loomis

William H. Macy

Milton Arbogast

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Psycho: Official Clip - Finding Mother

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Synopsis

Hoping for a fresh start with her broke boyfriend, Marion (Anne Heche) steals a huge sum from her boss and skips town, eventually stopping at a remote motel. There, she's served by the intensely awkward yet docile Norman Bates (Vince Vaughn), whom she often hears arguing with his domineering mother. But later that night, Marion is brutally slain, and Norman finds and hides the body. When a detective and Marion's sister visit the motel to investigate, they uncover shocking truths.

Director: Gus Van Sant
Executive Producer: Dany Wolf
Screenwriter: Robert Bloch, Joseph Stefano
Distributor: Universal Pictures, MCA/Universal Pictures [us]
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 4, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.5M
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround

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