A nearly flawless espionage thriller that has been mimicked many times since, but never equaled.
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02/13/09
Notorious (1946)
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Reviews Counted:29
Fresh:28
Rotten:1
Average Rating:9.1/10
Consensus: Sublime direction from Hitchcock, and terrific central performances from Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant make this a bona-fide classic worthy of a re-visit.
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: NOTORIOUS is Alfred Hitchcock's classic romantic espionage thriller, with passionate, brilliant performances by Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, featuring one of the most famous screen kisses in film... [More]
Starring: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Louis Calhern
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
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Reviews for Notorious
Alfred Hitchcock's most openly sensual film.
11/06/01
Bergman and Grant sizzle in this espionage tale written by Ben Hecht.
03/10/03
This is one of Hitchcock's best films.
10/23/01
Notorious has fascinating echoes of other Hitchcock movies such as Rebecca and Psycho. A must-see or must-see-again.
01/16/09
There is also, of course, virtuoso direction from the master.
01/01/00
Hitchcock’s classic 1946 thriller Notorious is a terrific romantic tango between Ingrid Bergman’s exotic and spicy socialite and Cary Grant’s prim and proper American spy. It’s also shameless war propaganda.
01/16/09
Check up another smash hit for a fine and experienced team.
01/01/00
Top CriticNotorious (1946) is a classic Hitchcockian post-war psychological suspense/thriller. The basis of the film came from the 1921 Saturday Evening Post two-part
01/01/00
Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious is the most elegant expression of the master's visual style, just as Vertigo is the fullest expression of his obsessions.
01/01/00
Top CriticIt’s the accuracy, efficiency and control of Hitchcock’s direction that most impress. They enable him to dovetail the film’s thriller format and romantic story to dizzying, expressive and unique effect.
01/16/09
the best of Alfred Hitchcock's espionage thrillers and one the strongest works of his extensive cinematic career
10/30/01
The suspense builds continually, operating on multi-layers...
01/27/02
Gorgeously shot in luminous monochrome, it’s all wrapped up with an extremely suspenseful last reel.
01/01/00
If Rear Window was brilliant because of how deep it was, and Vertigo was brilliant for how existential it was, Notorious is brilliant because of how simple it is.
01/01/00
A top-rate film noir.
09/26/01
There's no mincing words here: NOTORIOUS is badly dated.
06/27/05
While there's little action in Notorious, there is plenty of suspense.
01/01/00
A glorious exercise in film style, where virtuoso camerawork combines with the characters to create a wonderful harmony of visuals and narrative - and where the complexities of character and story exist above and beyond the dictates of genre.
01/16/09
This brilliant Hitchcock offering combines romance, suspense, and international intrigue with unforgettable performances from Grant and Bergman.
01/01/00
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