Marnie

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Marnie

PG

Released Jul 22, 1964

2h 9m

Mystery & Thriller

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Mark Rutland (Sean Connery) is a customer of one Mr. Strutt, whose business was robbed by his secretary, the mysterious Marnie Edgar (Tippi Hedren). When Marnie applies for a job with Mark, with the intention of stealing from him, Mark -- who is obsessively in love with her -- blackmails her into marrying him. However, he soon discovers that she has severe psychological issues regarding men, thunderstorms and the color red, and resolves to help her come to terms with her past trauma.

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Critics Consensus

A coolly constructed mystery revolving around a character who's inscrutable to a fault, Marnie finds Hitchcock luring audiences deeper into the dark.

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TIME Staff

TIME Magazine

Hitchcock's elegant cinematic style, evident here and there, seems wasted in a melange of banal dialogue, obtrusively phony process shots, and a plot that congeals more often than it thickens.

Apr 28, 2020

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Psychologically resonant, visually transcendent ...

Sep 21, 2015

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Martin Chilton

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Hitchcock was criticised for bring shallow psychology into the film (Hedren's character is afraid of the colour red) but some of their exchanges - the film was based on a novel by Winston Graham - are sharp and droll.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 31, 2014

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

A Hitchcock melodrama that starts off with a certain psychological suspense as it builds its mystery with a solid performance by Tippi Hedren, but which, strangely, becomes hopelessly dull. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/10

Feb 9, 2025

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Penelope Gilliatt

Observer (UK)

There are many evil twinges of perception in the film, both in the dialogue and in the direction, for Hitch at his most coarse is still an alert manipulator, but he has made far better melodramas than this.

Mar 6, 2024

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

The compelling, well-constructed narrative is a showcase of contradictions, not all of them deliberate.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 12, 2023

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Tim S

Not considered by many to be Hitchcock at his best, it is an amazingly interesting psychological thriller and case study. Tippi Hedren gives a wow performance that is terrifyingly real.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/24/25

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jimmy b

We love "Marnie" and have seen it multiple times. Tippi deserved an Oscar nomination but Hitchcock refused to campaign as punishment. She rebuked his blatant sexual advances and her career shortented. However, it's a given she retained her moral character throughout it all.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/25

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Alain E

The psychology today appears dated, but the movie remains worthwhile with a young Sean Connery as American businessman instead of in the service of the Queen. The office girl who steals the money here, does better than the one in Psycho. Only a horse has an untimely death. Competent acting and good color photography. Including a Lincoln Continental with the “suicide “ doors.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/25/24

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Adam C

If "Psycho" got "The Color of Night" pregnant, their baby would be "Marnie."

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Julian S

The score is exquisite, and despite some moments where the story slows, Hedren’s remarkable performance is worth watching until the end.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/07/24

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Leaburn O

Starts really well but after an hour or so it starts to trudge along aimlessly. Like many Hitchcock films, it isn’t as thrilling as its historic billing. The ending is so absurdly acted and played out that it’s hard not to laugh. Was Sean Connery the oldest looking 33 year old ever? It’s a poor film, with terrible acting and an awful denouement. Absolutely no explanation as to why she was a kleptomaniac. Connery doing some amateur psychology at the end is ridiculous. The whole thing…come on… what was this?Watched on SKY cinema.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/02/24

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Synopsis

Mark Rutland (Sean Connery) is a customer of one Mr. Strutt, whose business was robbed by his secretary, the mysterious Marnie Edgar (Tippi Hedren). When Marnie applies for a job with Mark, with the intention of stealing from him, Mark -- who is obsessively in love with her -- blackmails her into marrying him. However, he soon discovers that she has severe psychological issues regarding men, thunderstorms and the color red, and resolves to help her come to terms with her past trauma.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
Screenwriter: Winston Graham, Jay Presson Allen
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 22, 1964, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2015
Runtime: 2h 9m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Flat (1.85:1)

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