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Hitchcock

Play trailer Poster for Hitchcock PG-13 Released Dec 14, 2012 1h 38m History Drama Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
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Following his great success with "North by Northwest," director Alfred Hitchcock (Anthony Hopkins) 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 (Helen Mirren), has serious reservations about the film but supports him nonetheless. Still, the production strains the couple's marriage.
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Though it suffers from tonal inconsistency and a lack of truly insightful retrospection, Hitchcock is elevated by inspired performances from its two distinguished leads.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator Would have been much better off if it had taken a moment to sit down and decide on its own sensibility... It might have settled on the one, and retained its focus. But it didn't, so it doesn't, and it tells us nothing. Sep 4, 2018 Full Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online If Hitchcock himself was alive today, he'd undoubtedly turn his nose up. Rated: D+ Sep 7, 2017 Full Review Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk The cod-psychologising is a little clunky but [Helen] Mirren's Mrs Hitch is inspiringly ballsy - with a dollop of the vulnerability that made you sob in The Queen. Rated: 3/5 Sep 1, 2017 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson The film balances its darkness with its cheekiness extremely well. The drama never swings too deep and the comedy never turns farcical. Rated: 4/5 Oct 17, 2024 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The acting is top-notch all around, but Gervasi’s treatment makes one want to pick up a Hitchcock biography instead. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 21, 2022 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Most closely resembling a romantic comedy, the film's tone keeps the proceedings consistently entertaining, but also prevents intrusion of any serious drama. Rated: 8/10 Dec 1, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Rosana B Hitchcock aos meus olhos já tinha um caráter pouco digno, aqui sua índole está em queda vertiginosa nos pequenos detalhes, no assédio a Vera Miles (não tão pequeno assim) no trato diário com a esposa, e nos encontros com a protagonista, entretanto um exímio profissional, que apesar do talento nato sofria de insegurança, ainda que deveras escondido, humano, alternando canalhice e talento... Sinto pesar por Alma um mulher incrível a sombra de um narcisista… Um filme maravilhoso, atento as nuances. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/25 Full Review Blu B It's almost good. What is actually focusing on the life of Hitchcock it good honestly. Hopkins is perfectly cast as Hitch and Mirrem is great too. They got good chemistry. It's honestly the most interesting part of the film seeing their drama and triumphs together. Where this falls short is 2 fold. First showing the making of Psycoh which interesting but it's just half done. It feels like it's it's own seperate story at times despite linking the behind the scenes drama with Hitch's personal life. It's just kinda sloppy with how it's done honestly. It feels like stuff just sort of happens in that regard. It needed to be done better if your gonna link the two together better. Second, this really needed to show more of Hitchcock's life leading up to Psycho. I feel like if you don't know who Alfred Hitchcock is or haven't seen Psycho OR both together preferably than you may kind of be befuddled at times. This defintely assumes beforehand you know who this is about going into it AND have seen Psycho. Which is fair enough I guess given the title. Bu it really feels like this is 2 films, The making of Psycho and Hitchcock the Peak Years and ALMOST makes it work. It just needed a bit more refinement and probably an extra 30 minutes to make it work better. The cinematography is good in this though and everything else isn't bad. The ending is good but again it's really in the middle where this needs fixing. The music outside of the Psycho and Hitchcock themes are very forgettable. The supporting cast ranges from decent to just forgettable especially Vera Miles who feels almost miscast. No one comes close to Hopkins and Mirrem. It's lighthearted and sort of a romance/drama more than a serious telling of his life. But anyone who is a big fan of Hitch & Psycho or a fan of any actors in this may want to have a go. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/25 Full Review Jens B I was in need of some light entertainment and that's exactly what I got. - great performances, especially Helen Mirren - lots of visual clues taken from Hitchcock's pictures - I liked that this film focuses more on the relationship between Hitchcock and Alma Reville, and tries to dive deeper into Hitch's psyche - I didn't like how rushed and shallow the result was All in all: entertaining but rushed and a too shallow, I am curious to read the book though Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/08/23 Full Review Shioka O It's a fun watch, and the actors are professional whether the movie is believable or not. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/10/23 Full Review Mark A Interesting back story on the making of Psycho, but Anthony Hopkins just doesn't look like Hitchcock. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/20/22 Full Review Audience Member Delightful movie, great performances Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Following his great success with "North by Northwest," director Alfred Hitchcock (Anthony Hopkins) 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 (Helen Mirren), has serious reservations about the film but supports him nonetheless. Still, the production strains the couple's marriage.
Director
Sacha Gervasi
Producer
Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock, Joe Medjuck, Tom Thayer, Alan Barnette
Screenwriter
John J. McLaughlin
Distributor
Fox Searchlight
Production Co
Cold Spring Pictures, Fox Searchlight, Dune, Montecito Picture Company
Rating
PG-13 (Some Violent Images|Sexual Content|Thematic Material)
Genre
History, Drama, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 14, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 12, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.0M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby
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