good evening I’m Alfred Hitchcock he was
the master of suspense hurry up children
finish your lunch either birds gonna eat
us Molly welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 Alfred Hitchcock movies hello
for this list we’re looking at the most
iconic movies from one of cinema’s most
influential directors
although he made over 50 films
throughout the course of his lifetime
these are the ones that help define an
entire genre and have inspired
filmmakers for generations
I shall not act in these stories but
will only make appearances something in
the nature of an accessory before and
after the fact yes here’s one taken at a
reunion dinner here you are with the
biggest cigar in the business number 10
dial M for murder do you really believe
in the perfect murder mm-hmm yes
absolutely on paper that is and I think
I could plan one better than most people
but I doubt if I could carry it out
based on ask age play this film follows
a former tennis pro as he plots to have
his wealthy adulterous wife murdered I
should simply tell them that you’re
trying to blackmail me and Tom into
murdering your wife but his plan hits a
snag when she kills her hired assassin
making this anything but a predictable
whodunit starring perennial Hitchcock
leading lady Grace Kelly is the cheating
wife and Ray Milland is the jilted
husband the film status is a pop culture
staple and Hitchcock’s standard was
cemented by numerous remakes and
reinterpretations Amelia screwing around
is the second oldest reason in the world
to kill somebody
oh really and what would be the first
money honey but even so the key to this
mystery remains the key no it won’t be
my key under the carpet it’ll be hers I
said take it from her handbag and hide
it out there just before I leave the
flat number not the thirty-nine steps
you ever heard of the thirty-nine steps
oh what’s that a pub this British
classic is a story of espionage murder
and a man on the run I’ve known what it
is to feel lonely and helpless that the
whole world against me and those are
things that no man or woman ought to
feel after running into a spy who winds
up dead at the end of the night Richard
Hannay takes off on a cross-country
chase to prove his innocence and to stop
aspiring known as the 39 steps from
stealing military secrets from the
British government thirty-nine steps is
an organization of spies collecting
information on behalf of the Foreign
Office of
with visual elements he refined and
reused in his later films as well as his
typical brand of cold as ice’ heroine
this has Hitchcock’s fingerprints all
over it intelligent over the third time
there’s a dangerous conspiracy against
this element we’re the only people
looking stop at you what you’ve seen
happen right under your very nose
number eight notorious SATA candy keeps
me awake I love you
this spy story / love triangle drama
features some of old Hollywood’s biggest
stars starring Ingrid Bergman Kari grant
and Claude Rains the story follows the
daughter of a Nazi spy who has been
recruited to snoop for the US but she
manages to fall in love with her
government recruiter not gonna make it
easy for you the time has come when you
must tell me that you’re the wife and
two adorable children and this madness
between us can’t go on any luck with
many innovative shots and some
subversive romance the film was a hit
with both audiences and critics alike
and it showcased Hitchcock’s willingness
to grow as a director even at this stage
in his career I don’t think a woman can
change change is fun for a while for a
while what a ratchet you’d be going soon
this isn’t a parking place you know oh
isn’t it number seven
Rebecca you thought I’d left Rebecca you
thought that I hated her marrying a man
you’ve known for only two weeks is
ill-advised in most situations all I’ve
been thinking oh do you want to do that
it holds especially true in this
instance when a young woman weds a
grieving widower she just met and must
contend with the memory of his first
wife actually it’s not just the
ex-wife’s ghost she must deal with you
tried to take her place you let him
marry you
I’ve seen his face his eyes the same as
those first weeks after she died I used
to listen to him walking up and down up
and down all night long night after
night thinking of her suffering torture
because it lasted
she’s also up against her husband’s
unstable housekeeper and the ex-wife’s
lover you know boy I have a strong
feeling that before the day is out
somebody’s gonna make use of that rather
expressive though somewhat old-fashioned
tone foul play a faithful retelling of
Daphne du Maurier’s novel Hitchcock’s
film version was a triumph that earned
the Best Picture Oscar our marriage is a
success isn’t it a great success we’re
happy aren’t we terribly happy
number six strangers on a train
sure I sound Savage I feel Savage I like
to break a neck
it seems the tennis pros hate their
wives at least in Hitchcock’s universe
my theory is that everybody is a
potential murderer that didn’t you ever
feel like you wanted to kill somebody
this story centers on a clandestine
meeting between two strangers during
which the idea of a criss-cross murder
scheme is floated for example your wife
my father
criss-cross but when the tennis pros
wife ends up dead he must rush to stop
his co-conspirator from framing him for
the crime while also trying to avoid
committing murder himself of course I
didn’t give it another thought and now a
lunatic wants me to kill his father was
too fat tests by highlighting the
story’s themes of contrast with his
visual choices Hitchcock turns this
melodrama into one of his signature
electrifying thrillers you’ve got me
acting like I’m a criminal
you crazy fool
don’t you call me that number five the
birds tell me erase it Kelly I if you
didn’t have a functional fear of pigeons
prior to this movie this Hitchcock
classic will be sure to at least have
you viewing them with some skepticism
which I have never known birds of
different species to flock together the
very concept is unimaginable why if that
happened we wouldn’t have a chance how
can we possibly hope to fight them
starring typical Hitchcock blonde Tippi
Hedren the movie tells the story of a
remote California town that’s beset with
murderous birds while it’s full of
suspense it’s a horror movie in every
sense of the word
complete with gouged out eyes and
vicious bird attacks however with
Hitchcock’s classic visual flair it
stands above your typical blood and gore
slashers
number four North by Northwest I don’t
like to wait Teddy Roosevelt is looking
at me perhaps he’s trying to give you
one last word of caution mr. captain
Hitchcock soft spot for spy stories and
men on the run sees another turn in this
thriller that wasn’t very sporting using
real bullets Cary Grant plays a man
who’s wrongly mistaken for a spy and
goes on the run to save his life and
clear up his identity I’m an advertising
man not a red herring I’ve got a job a
secretary and mother two ex-wives and
several bartenders dependant upon me and
I don’t intend to disappoint them all by
getting myself slightly killed but he’s
chased cross-country by a team of spies
looking to take him out a box-office
success the film is widely considered
one of Hitchcock’s best hello
but it’s the directors conscious effort
to avoid the symbolism of his other
works that makes it truly stand out tell
me why are you so good to me shall I
climb up and tell you why
number three where to go
a love story a murder mystery and
acrophobia go hand in hand in hand in
this definitive Hitchcock thriller was
spotted on account I’m here I’ve got you
the story centers on an unstable
detective portrayed by Jimmy Stewart
who’s suffering from a fear of heights
so debilitating it prevents him from
saving lives where’s the sanch
I look up I look down I look up I look
after he falls in love with his friend’s
wife and she jumps to her death he goes
on an emotional tailspin until he
stumbles upon the truth about her demise
you jumped into the bay you didn’t know
where you were you – you didn’t know I
didn’t jump I that you – yeah
why did you jump tho vertigo originally
earned mixed reviews it has since been
reassessed as a standout on Hitchcock’s
resume God in mercy
number two rear window we become a race
of peeping toms
but people ought to do is get outside
the wrong house look in for change being
a peeping tom can have its upside this
classic sees Jimmy Stewart in the lead
again
this time as a wheelchair-bound
photographer who thinks he’s witnessed a
murder from his bedroom window
haja lay hurts a little
I knew stomach empty as a football you
love life not too active he enlists his
girlfriend played by Grace Kelly to help
uncover his neighbor’s crimes while
trying to avoid being killed in the
process
dile not only did this suspenseful film
snag Hitchcock for Oscar nominations and
solidify his legacy as a cinematic heavy
hitter it also became a familiar
pop-culture reference with retellings
like 2007’s disturbia hmm what’d you see
red smears
what
what should we do before we break the
suspense and reveal our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions this your
body little man oh don’t turn me and it
was an accident an accident pure and
simple Fran we’ve got to hide it why why
yes why it’s only a piece of rope
Phillip an ordinary household article
why hide it you think you know something
don’t you you think you’re the clever
little girl who knows something Oh
steward you serve me tea just now
Yes Mother have you seen the Navy I was
with the English lady Statesman mr.
Kincade assassinated Monday soon very
soon one psychoanalyst in my hair’s
enough what are you gonna tell him that
we are on our honeymoon Oh doctor you
think of the most wonderful
prescriptions
number one psycho
widely considered one of the greatest
films ever made this 60s chiller is a
cultural milepost
and his influenced filmmakers for
decades my acting is if there’s
something wrong frankly yes a young
woman on the lam is murdered in her
hotel room by a shadowy figure later
revealed to be disturbed serial killer
Norman Bates the shower scene depicting
her stabbing death is one of the most
recognizable sequences in movie history
and with its many cuts angles and subtle
hints of violence and nudity Hitchcock
changed the norms of what was accepted
in mainstream cinema
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite Alfred Hitchcock movie
for more suspenseful top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com that was beautifully put
in fact after hearing that that nothing
more I wish to add so goodnight until
next week
the master of suspense hurry up children
finish your lunch either birds gonna eat
us Molly welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 Alfred Hitchcock movies hello
for this list we’re looking at the most
iconic movies from one of cinema’s most
influential directors
although he made over 50 films
throughout the course of his lifetime
these are the ones that help define an
entire genre and have inspired
filmmakers for generations
I shall not act in these stories but
will only make appearances something in
the nature of an accessory before and
after the fact yes here’s one taken at a
reunion dinner here you are with the
biggest cigar in the business number 10
dial M for murder do you really believe
in the perfect murder mm-hmm yes
absolutely on paper that is and I think
I could plan one better than most people
but I doubt if I could carry it out
based on ask age play this film follows
a former tennis pro as he plots to have
his wealthy adulterous wife murdered I
should simply tell them that you’re
trying to blackmail me and Tom into
murdering your wife but his plan hits a
snag when she kills her hired assassin
making this anything but a predictable
whodunit starring perennial Hitchcock
leading lady Grace Kelly is the cheating
wife and Ray Milland is the jilted
husband the film status is a pop culture
staple and Hitchcock’s standard was
cemented by numerous remakes and
reinterpretations Amelia screwing around
is the second oldest reason in the world
to kill somebody
oh really and what would be the first
money honey but even so the key to this
mystery remains the key no it won’t be
my key under the carpet it’ll be hers I
said take it from her handbag and hide
it out there just before I leave the
flat number not the thirty-nine steps
you ever heard of the thirty-nine steps
oh what’s that a pub this British
classic is a story of espionage murder
and a man on the run I’ve known what it
is to feel lonely and helpless that the
whole world against me and those are
things that no man or woman ought to
feel after running into a spy who winds
up dead at the end of the night Richard
Hannay takes off on a cross-country
chase to prove his innocence and to stop
aspiring known as the 39 steps from
stealing military secrets from the
British government thirty-nine steps is
an organization of spies collecting
information on behalf of the Foreign
Office of
with visual elements he refined and
reused in his later films as well as his
typical brand of cold as ice’ heroine
this has Hitchcock’s fingerprints all
over it intelligent over the third time
there’s a dangerous conspiracy against
this element we’re the only people
looking stop at you what you’ve seen
happen right under your very nose
number eight notorious SATA candy keeps
me awake I love you
this spy story / love triangle drama
features some of old Hollywood’s biggest
stars starring Ingrid Bergman Kari grant
and Claude Rains the story follows the
daughter of a Nazi spy who has been
recruited to snoop for the US but she
manages to fall in love with her
government recruiter not gonna make it
easy for you the time has come when you
must tell me that you’re the wife and
two adorable children and this madness
between us can’t go on any luck with
many innovative shots and some
subversive romance the film was a hit
with both audiences and critics alike
and it showcased Hitchcock’s willingness
to grow as a director even at this stage
in his career I don’t think a woman can
change change is fun for a while for a
while what a ratchet you’d be going soon
this isn’t a parking place you know oh
isn’t it number seven
Rebecca you thought I’d left Rebecca you
thought that I hated her marrying a man
you’ve known for only two weeks is
ill-advised in most situations all I’ve
been thinking oh do you want to do that
it holds especially true in this
instance when a young woman weds a
grieving widower she just met and must
contend with the memory of his first
wife actually it’s not just the
ex-wife’s ghost she must deal with you
tried to take her place you let him
marry you
I’ve seen his face his eyes the same as
those first weeks after she died I used
to listen to him walking up and down up
and down all night long night after
night thinking of her suffering torture
because it lasted
she’s also up against her husband’s
unstable housekeeper and the ex-wife’s
lover you know boy I have a strong
feeling that before the day is out
somebody’s gonna make use of that rather
expressive though somewhat old-fashioned
tone foul play a faithful retelling of
Daphne du Maurier’s novel Hitchcock’s
film version was a triumph that earned
the Best Picture Oscar our marriage is a
success isn’t it a great success we’re
happy aren’t we terribly happy
number six strangers on a train
sure I sound Savage I feel Savage I like
to break a neck
it seems the tennis pros hate their
wives at least in Hitchcock’s universe
my theory is that everybody is a
potential murderer that didn’t you ever
feel like you wanted to kill somebody
this story centers on a clandestine
meeting between two strangers during
which the idea of a criss-cross murder
scheme is floated for example your wife
my father
criss-cross but when the tennis pros
wife ends up dead he must rush to stop
his co-conspirator from framing him for
the crime while also trying to avoid
committing murder himself of course I
didn’t give it another thought and now a
lunatic wants me to kill his father was
too fat tests by highlighting the
story’s themes of contrast with his
visual choices Hitchcock turns this
melodrama into one of his signature
electrifying thrillers you’ve got me
acting like I’m a criminal
you crazy fool
don’t you call me that number five the
birds tell me erase it Kelly I if you
didn’t have a functional fear of pigeons
prior to this movie this Hitchcock
classic will be sure to at least have
you viewing them with some skepticism
which I have never known birds of
different species to flock together the
very concept is unimaginable why if that
happened we wouldn’t have a chance how
can we possibly hope to fight them
starring typical Hitchcock blonde Tippi
Hedren the movie tells the story of a
remote California town that’s beset with
murderous birds while it’s full of
suspense it’s a horror movie in every
sense of the word
complete with gouged out eyes and
vicious bird attacks however with
Hitchcock’s classic visual flair it
stands above your typical blood and gore
slashers
number four North by Northwest I don’t
like to wait Teddy Roosevelt is looking
at me perhaps he’s trying to give you
one last word of caution mr. captain
Hitchcock soft spot for spy stories and
men on the run sees another turn in this
thriller that wasn’t very sporting using
real bullets Cary Grant plays a man
who’s wrongly mistaken for a spy and
goes on the run to save his life and
clear up his identity I’m an advertising
man not a red herring I’ve got a job a
secretary and mother two ex-wives and
several bartenders dependant upon me and
I don’t intend to disappoint them all by
getting myself slightly killed but he’s
chased cross-country by a team of spies
looking to take him out a box-office
success the film is widely considered
one of Hitchcock’s best hello
but it’s the directors conscious effort
to avoid the symbolism of his other
works that makes it truly stand out tell
me why are you so good to me shall I
climb up and tell you why
number three where to go
a love story a murder mystery and
acrophobia go hand in hand in hand in
this definitive Hitchcock thriller was
spotted on account I’m here I’ve got you
the story centers on an unstable
detective portrayed by Jimmy Stewart
who’s suffering from a fear of heights
so debilitating it prevents him from
saving lives where’s the sanch
I look up I look down I look up I look
after he falls in love with his friend’s
wife and she jumps to her death he goes
on an emotional tailspin until he
stumbles upon the truth about her demise
you jumped into the bay you didn’t know
where you were you – you didn’t know I
didn’t jump I that you – yeah
why did you jump tho vertigo originally
earned mixed reviews it has since been
reassessed as a standout on Hitchcock’s
resume God in mercy
number two rear window we become a race
of peeping toms
but people ought to do is get outside
the wrong house look in for change being
a peeping tom can have its upside this
classic sees Jimmy Stewart in the lead
again
this time as a wheelchair-bound
photographer who thinks he’s witnessed a
murder from his bedroom window
haja lay hurts a little
I knew stomach empty as a football you
love life not too active he enlists his
girlfriend played by Grace Kelly to help
uncover his neighbor’s crimes while
trying to avoid being killed in the
process
dile not only did this suspenseful film
snag Hitchcock for Oscar nominations and
solidify his legacy as a cinematic heavy
hitter it also became a familiar
pop-culture reference with retellings
like 2007’s disturbia hmm what’d you see
red smears
what
what should we do before we break the
suspense and reveal our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions this your
body little man oh don’t turn me and it
was an accident an accident pure and
simple Fran we’ve got to hide it why why
yes why it’s only a piece of rope
Phillip an ordinary household article
why hide it you think you know something
don’t you you think you’re the clever
little girl who knows something Oh
steward you serve me tea just now
Yes Mother have you seen the Navy I was
with the English lady Statesman mr.
Kincade assassinated Monday soon very
soon one psychoanalyst in my hair’s
enough what are you gonna tell him that
we are on our honeymoon Oh doctor you
think of the most wonderful
prescriptions
number one psycho
widely considered one of the greatest
films ever made this 60s chiller is a
cultural milepost
and his influenced filmmakers for
decades my acting is if there’s
something wrong frankly yes a young
woman on the lam is murdered in her
hotel room by a shadowy figure later
revealed to be disturbed serial killer
Norman Bates the shower scene depicting
her stabbing death is one of the most
recognizable sequences in movie history
and with its many cuts angles and subtle
hints of violence and nudity Hitchcock
changed the norms of what was accepted
in mainstream cinema
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite Alfred Hitchcock movie
for more suspenseful top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com that was beautifully put
in fact after hearing that that nothing
more I wish to add so goodnight until
next week
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