Hitchcock

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Hitchcock

PG-13

Released Dec 14, 2012

1h 38m

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

If Hitchcock himself was alive today, he'd undoubtedly turn his nose up.

Rated: D+

Sep 7, 2017

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Audience Member

Delightful movie, great performances

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Fascinating biographical film. If one likes movies they should find this to be on the positive side.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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jordan m

I can imagine watching this movie in a different state of mind and disliking it, but for me it served as a truly perfect cherry on top of what ended up being an ultra-satisfying exploration of Psycho. I had just finished the show, watched the four wide-release movies and then this biopic seemed to wring the exact amount of interesting material left to be shown on this subject. If they'd focused too much on the production it would've felt like reading the Wiki article for the movie; they instead focused on the excellent actors they'd gotten to sign up for this. I was thoroughly impressed by the makeup they put on Hopkins & found myself staring at it trying to notice where it ended and the actor began. I didn't find Mirren particularly spectacular as she seems to play every character the same way in all of her movies, and I would've preferred they focus less on the whole affair subplot, but otherwise I really enjoyed this one. Kudos!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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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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