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Vertigo

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Hitchcock's romantic story of obsession, manipulation and fear. A detective is forced to retire after his fear of heights causes the death of a fellow officer and the girl he was hired to follow. He sees a double of the girl, causing him to transform her image onto the dead girl's body. This leads into a cycle of madness and lies.
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An unpredictable scary thriller that doubles as a mournful meditation on love, loss, and human comfort.

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Adam Kempenaar Filmspotting Once it switches over to us getting inside her head... I started seeing it more as Judy's story than Scottie's. Rated: 4.5/5 Feb 9, 2024 Full Review Jack Moffitt The Hollywood Reporter Alfred Hitchcock tops his own fabulous record for suspense with Vertigo, a super-tale of murder, madness and mysticism that stars James Stewart and Kim Novak. May 13, 2022 Full Review Deborah Ross The Spectator The storytelling isn't up to much. It drags and drags. May 18, 2020 Full Review Gary Wolcott Tri-City Herald Vertigo drones on for two-thirds of the movie before Hitchcock switches gears and moves the film to the level it should have been all along. Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 23, 2025 Full Review Chris Barsanti PopMatters Viewed by many at the time as a departure for Alfred Hitchcock, 'Vertigo' can be seen as a return to form ... redolent of spookier works like 'Rebecca' or 'Spellbound,' with a psychoanalytic frame instead of gothic romanticism. Jan 8, 2025 Full Review Joseph Tomastik Loud and Clear Reviews It may take a while to work up to its thriller elements, but it 100% earns its right to be called a thriller, and one of the best, most understated, and ingenious of all time at that. Rated: 5/5 Oct 5, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kurt B Hitchcock's Masterpiece!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/02/25 Full Review darlene r That ending! Didnt expect that. Otherwise loved the acting and the location shots. Very interesting story Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/15/24 Full Review HameZz O Hitchcock's Vertigo is a true beauty. The story, twist, cinematography, everything is top notch. I really want to emphasize how this film looks, I mean it's just gorgeous to look at. The performances are also great especially from Kim Novak. Jimmy Stewart is also great. I don't know how Hitchcock makes so many banger movies. He never fails to deliver absolute cinema✋😐🤚 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/25/25 Full Review Leprechaun K With all the praise, I've been wanting to check this out for a long time. Well, the movie is a disappointment. Perhaps it was well received at the time of its original release, but by modern standards, it is too long, dull, uneventful, predictable, and the ending doesn't make much sense. Half the movie is watching the main character drive around with some projected backdrop. Overrated to say the least. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/14/25 Full Review dc x A very short review here. Vertigo is two hours and eight minutes long. The first two hours and five minutes are very slow and strange. The final three minutes explode like an atomic bomb. KA-BOOM! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/10/25 Full Review Julian L Unlike 2001, which was a ticket to enlightenment, Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece is a ticket to insanity. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/28/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Hitchcock's romantic story of obsession, manipulation and fear. A detective is forced to retire after his fear of heights causes the death of a fellow officer and the girl he was hired to follow. He sees a double of the girl, causing him to transform her image onto the dead girl's body. This leads into a cycle of madness and lies.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Producer
Alfred Hitchcock
Screenwriter
Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Samuel A. Taylor, Alec Coppel
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 9, 1958, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Oct 4, 1996
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 2, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.8M
Runtime
2h 8m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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