6.1 Score

2012 • 1h 38min • PG-13 • Drama

Hitchcock

"Behind every Psycho is a great woman."

Following his great success with "North by Northwest," director Alfred Hitchcock makes a daring choice for his next project: an adaptation of Robert Bloch's novel "Psycho." When the studio refuses to back the picture, Hitchcock decides to pay for it himself in exchange for a percentage of the profits. His wife, Alma Reville, has serious reservations about the film but supports him nonetheless. Still, the production strains the couple's marriage.

IMDb 6.8

RT 60%

MC 55

Director

Sacha Gervasi

Writers

John J. McLaughlin

Stephen Rebello

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Anthony Hopkins

Alfred Hitchcock

Helen Mirren

Alma Reville

Scarlett Johansson

Janet Leigh

Danny Huston

Whitfield Cook

Toni Collette

Peggy Robertson

Michael Stuhlbarg

Lew Wasserman

Michael Wincott

Ed Gein

Jessica Biel

Vera Miles

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Anthony Hopkins Alfred Hitchcock

Helen Mirren Alma Reville

Scarlett Johansson Janet Leigh

Danny Huston Whitfield Cook

Toni Collette Peggy Robertson

Michael Stuhlbarg Lew Wasserman

Michael Wincott Ed Gein

Jessica Biel Vera Miles

James D'Arcy Anthony Perkins

Richard Portnow Barney Balaban

Kurtwood Smith Geoffrey Shurlock

Ralph Macchio Joseph Stefano

Kai Lennox Hilton Green

Tara Summers Rita Riggs

Wallace Langham Saul Bass

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