North by Northwest

North by Northwest

1959

What if everyone around you was suddenly convinced that you were a spy? This classic from master director Alfred Hitchcock stars Cary Grant as an advertising executive who looks a little too much like someone else and is forced to go on the lam (helped along by Eva Marie Saint). Hitchcock's sure-handed comic drama pits Grant against a crop duster and lands him in a fight for his life on Mount Rushmore -- a true cliffhanger if ever there was one.

Alfred Hitchcock takes you.... North by Northwest!

JBscale
95
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Thriller - Action
Length
2 hrs. 11 mins.
US Theatrical Release
July 17, 1959
US Box Office
$13,275,000 (#4087 of 7435)
Global Office
$22,213,000 (#2972 of 4373)
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Edition
Alfred Hitchcock: The Essentials Collection Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
June 4, 2013
Acquired Date
June 17, 2013
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
November 4, 2009

Actors

Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Eva Marie Saint
Eva Marie Saint
James Mason
James Mason
Jessie Royce Landis
Jessie Royce Landis
Leo G. Carroll
Leo G. Carroll
Josephine Hutchinson
Josephine Hutchinson
Philip Ober
Philip Ober
Martin Landau
Martin Landau
Adam Williams
Adam Williams
Edward Platt
Edward Platt
Robert Ellenstein
Robert Ellenstein
Les Tremayne
Les Tremayne
Philip Coolidge
Philip Coolidge
Patrick McVey
Patrick McVey
Edward Binns
Edward Binns
Ken Lynch
Ken Lynch

Directors

Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock

Producers

Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock

Writers

Ernest Lehman
Ernest Lehman

Awards & Accolades

  • 1997 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #40
  • 2007 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #55
  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #26
  • 2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #30
  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #38
  • 2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #37
  • 2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #37
  • 2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #53
  • 2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #76
  • 2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #98
  • 2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #99

Other Recommendations

User Reviews

  • 11.4.2009 by biglummox (10/10)

Ratings

JB Users
100
Flawless
RT Fresh Certified
97%
Tomatometer
118 votes
RT Fresh Certified
94%
Popcornmeter
5,401 votes
METASCORE
98
16 votes
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
357,007 votes

Additional Info

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  3. Common Sense Media