Fresh
Hitchcock breezes through a tongue-in-cheek, nightmarish plot with a lightness of touch that's equalled by a charming performance from Grant.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
North by Northwest
It's a deadly game of "tag" and Cary Grant is "it"!
1959 · 2h 16m · Approved
Adventure, Thriller
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Overview
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Director and cast
- Alfred Hitchcock Director
- Cary Grant as Roger O. Thornhill
- Eva Marie Saint as Eve Kendall
- James Mason as Phillip Vandamm
- Jessie Royce Landis as Clara Thornhill
- Leo G. Carroll as Professor
- Doreen Lang as Maggie - Thornhill's Secretary
- Josephine Hutchinson as Mrs. Townsend
- Philip Ober as Lester Townsend
- Martin Landau Cast
- Adam Williams Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
97%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A great film, and certainly one of the most entertaining movies ever made, directed by Alfred Hitchcock at his peak.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
At times it seems Hitchcock is kidding his own penchant for the bizarre, but this sardonic attitude is so deftly handled it only enhances the thrills.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
... a colorful and exciting route for spies, counterspies and lovers.
A.H. Weiler, New York Times
Fresh
Of course, the hallmark of North by Northwest is the way in which Hitchcock develops tension.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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