Let's see... The Birds, of course. Still very frightening and intense, aged special effects aside. Vertigo, for a very complex tale about relationships, and recently kicked Citizen Kane off the "greatest film of all time" throne. Then Shadow of a Doubt, which is Hitchcock's favorite film, and subverts his usual use of the Wrongly Accused trope.
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North By Northwest is just a great adventure.
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Psycho, anyone?
"They say I'm old fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast."
I was always partial to Marnie. Though I guess "Rearview Window" might be Hitchcock at his best.
What everyone said and I'll add Dial M For Murder, The 39 Steps and Notorious.
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Rope is great. It might be a gimmick movie, but I'm very fond of it.
Rebecca is the only one to win a Best Picture award. Strangers on a Train is great. The Lady Vanishes might be the most famous film he made in England. Lifeboat is pretty darn good, and similar to Rope in that it's contained within a single set.
Really, it's tough to go wrong with Hitchcock. Although I did hate that screwball comedy he made, Mr. and Mrs. Smith (no connection to the Pitt-Jolie movie).
The thing about Hitchcock is that he pretty much defined the High Concept trope, and was a forerunner of making cinematic theory academic. All of his movies are meticulously crafted, they don't look or feel haphazard.
A few of Hitchcock's early movies are not necessarily all there, but since they are silent movies, they are mostly forgotten either way (the Lodger might be his first movie which is really worth watching).
I'm going to start watching some Hitchcock films (anything I can find on Youtube really) and I wanted to know if there's any of his films/stories you would recommend watching first. Any "essential" Hitchcock thrillers?
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