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• Psycho

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  A thief's flight from the law takes her to the rundown Bates Motel, operated by mother-son team Norma and Norman Bates. What ensues after this chance encounter results in a twisty, shocking plot.

• Vertigo

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  An acrophobic detective is hired to trail a deeply disturbed woman, but neither she nor her supposed delusions are what they first appear to be.

• North by Northwest

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  An advertising executive is thrown headlong into Cold War intrigue when he is mistaken for a government agent.

• Rear Window

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  An injured photographer spends his convalescence spying on his neighbors, only to discover one of them might be a wife-killer. He aims to unravel the mystery with the aid of his estranged socialite girlfriend.

• Dial M for Murder

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  Based on a hit play, Dial M for Murder follows an ex-tennis champ's quest to retain his unfaithful wife's fortune by arranging her death. Unfortunately for him, small details trip up his "perfect murder."

• The Birds

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  A small California town is terrorized when the local bird population turns violent.

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Season 1

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  Hitchcock's popular TV anthology series, which usually centered around his tools of the trade: crime, suspense, and his peculiar brand of humor.

• Alfred Hitchcock

  the Legend Begins

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  This set includes many of Hitchcock’s early work from the silent and early sound periods. Must-sees include The Lodger (a silent chiller inspired by Jack the Ripper's exploits), Blackmail (Hitchcock's first sound film), the original version of The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lady Vanishes

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  A British woman meets a kindly old governess on a train ride through Europe. However, the governess promptly disappears and no one on the train claims to have ever seen her.

• Rebecca

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  A young wife languishes in the glamorous shadow of her wealthy husband's deceased first wife, but her attempts to measure up are thwarted by a creepy housekeeper and her own insecurities.

• Shadow of a Doubt

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  A teenage girl's ordinary small-town life is turned upside down when she discovers her mysterious Uncle Charlie might be a serial killer.

• Suspicion

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  A meek heiress is swept off her feet by a charming playboy, only to discover he has plenty of dark secrets and might be waiting for the perfect chance to murder her for her riches.

• Saboteur

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  Shot during WWII, this propaganda thriller follows an aircraft worker wrongly accused of sabotage. During his time on the run, he fights to prove his innocence by unveiling the true Nazi agents behind the crime.

• Notorious

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  The daughter of a war criminal and an American agent collaborate to uncover a Nazi sympathizer ring.

• Rope

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  Intent on committing the perfect crime, a pair of roommates strangle a classmate and then hide the body in a chest right before they host a dinner party.

• Stage Fright

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  When a friend is accused of murder, a young actress aims to clear his name.

• Strangers on a Train

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  Two men on a train learn each has inconvenient associations a nice murder could remedy. One of the men suggests they "swap" murders in order to throw the police off their scent.

• The Trouble With Harry

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  A dead body turns up in a quiet Vermont town. No one knows who he was or how he was killed. All anyone worries about is what to do with the inconvenient corpse.

• The Man Who Knew Too Much

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  A vacationing American family have their trip interrupted when they witness a politically-motivated murder and then their young son is kidnapped by the assassins to ensure their silence.

• Marnie

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  Compulsive liar and thief Marnie goes from job to job, robbing her employers and then skipping town to repeat the process all over again with a new identity. Her latest con ends with her getting caught by her employer, but instead of turning her…Read moreRead more of this annotation