1 Vertigo | After a rooftop chase that results in a fellow officer's death, San Francisco detective John 'Scottie' Ferguson retires due to acrophobia and vertigo. He is hired to follow Madeleine Elster, who exhibits peculiar behavior. Scottie becomes obsessed with her, leading to a tragic sequence of events. | James Stewart | Kim Novak | Psychological Thriller | 1958 | 128 minutes | 8.3 | Academy Award Nomination, Best Art Direction, Hal Pereira, Henry Bumstead, Samuel M. Comer, Frank R. McKelvy, Academy Award Nomination, Best Sound, George Dutton |
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2 Rear Window | A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. | James Stewart | Grace Kelly | Mystery/Thriller | 1954 | 112 | 8.5 | Nominated for 4 Oscars |
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4 Psycho | A Phoenix secretary embezzles money and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. | Anthony Perkins | Janet Leigh | Horror/Thriller | 1960 | 109 | 8.5 | Nominated for 4 Oscars |
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5 North by Northwest | A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies. | Cary Grant | Eva Marie Saint | Adventure/Thriller | 1959 | 136 | 8.3 | Nominated for 3 Oscars |
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6 The Birds | A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people. | Rod Taylor | Tippi Hedren | Horror/Thriller | 1963 | 119 | 7.7 | Nominated for 1 Oscar |
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7 Strangers on a Train | A psychopathic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement. | Farley Granger | Ruth Roman | Crime/Thriller | 1951 | 101 | 7.9 | Nominated for 1 Oscar |
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8 Dial M for Murder | A former tennis player arranges the murder of his adulterous wife. | Ray Milland | Grace Kelly | Crime/Thriller | 1954 | 105 | 8.2 | N/A |
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9 Notorious | A woman is recruited by U.S. agents to spy on a group of Nazis in Brazil, risking her life and her heart. | Cary Grant | Ingrid Bergman | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance | 1946 | 101 | 7.9 | Academy Award Nomination, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Claude Rains, 1947, Academy Award Nomination, Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Ben Hecht, 1947, Bambi Award, Best Actress - International, Ingrid Bergman, 1952, Cannes Film Festival Nomination, Grand Prize of the Festival, Alfred Hitchcock, 1946, National Film Registry, Selection for Preservation, Notorious, 2006 |
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10 Shadow of a Doubt | A young woman begins to suspect that her charming visiting uncle may actually be a serial killer. | Joseph Cotten | Teresa Wright | Psychological Thriller | 1943 | 108 | 7.8 | Nominated for Academy Award for Best Story |
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11 Rebecca | A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence. | Laurence Olivier | Joan Fontaine | Drama, Mystery, Romance | 1940 | 130 minutes | 8.1 | Won 2 Oscars: Best Picture and Best Cinematography |
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