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North by Northwest

North by Northwest

It's a deadly game of "tag" and Cary Grant is "it"!

6 August 1959136 minEN 8.0
AdventureThriller
PlotAdvertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Budget: $4,000,000Box Office: $13,275,000
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What People Say

John Chard
Working from a fabulous script by Ernest Lehman, North By Northwest's highly reason for being is purely to entertain those wanting to invest a frame of mind with it, with Hitchcock cunningly putting us on side with what is ultimately a shallow character in Grant's Roger O (the O doesn't stand for anything) Thornhill. It's a neat trick from the master of trickery and devilment. Some of the scenes on show are now almost folk lore such is the esteem in which they are held by movie fans and makers alike.
Dorothy Young
Surprisingly excellent. The direction keeps you engaged from start to finish.
Lisa Smith
To elaborate, a directorial triumph that showcases real vision. The production design is incredible. As far as adventure goes, this is among the best.

Viewer Opinions (12)

James@JN2012
★★★★☆ 7.0
Not one time did I think “This is good enough to deserve being on his (Hitchcock’s) filmography.
20 October 2023VerifiedUser Review
Wuchak@Wuchak
★★★☆☆ 6.0
during the drunk driving episode there are no cliffs like that on Long Island (it was actually shot at Potrero Valley, Thousand Oaks, CA, and obviously so). it must be noted that that after a curious encounter with a crop dusting plane everything culminates at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota. …
26 December 2019VerifiedUser Review
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