Vertigo

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Vertigo

PG

1958

2h 8m

Mystery & Thriller

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Hitchcock's romantic story of obsession, manipulation and fear. A detective is forced to retire after his fear of heights causes the death of a fellow officer and the girl he was hired to follow. He sees a double of the girl, causing him to transform her image onto the dead girl's body. This leads into a cycle of madness and lies.

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Critics Consensus

An unpredictable scary thriller that doubles as a mournful meditation on love, loss, and human comfort.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

02/09/2024

4.5/5

Once it switches over to us getting inside her head... I started seeing it more as Judy's story than Scottie's.

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Jack Moffitt

The Hollywood Reporter

05/13/2022

Alfred Hitchcock tops his own fabulous record for suspense with Vertigo, a super-tale of murder, madness and mysticism that stars James Stewart and Kim Novak.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

05/18/2020

The storytelling isn't up to much. It drags and drags.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

May 24

4/4

One of the most painfully acute explorations of obsession ever put on celluloid.

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Chris Klimek

Washington City Paper

Mar 7

Stewart had never before allowed himself to be so unlikable, Hitchcock had never exposed his own attitudes toward his leading ladies so openly, and Novak gave the performance of her career.

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Dare Daniel

Oct 29

5/5

A film about doppelgängers that's a total doppel-banger. Alright, that's terrible, but what's left to say about Hitchcock's spellbinding masterpiece at this point?

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alec f

Apr 1

visuals. music. actors. all perfect in this one.

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Jay R

Sep 26

Great movie, always a great classic

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Keith

Sep 26

Loved seeing this classic on the big screen for the first time! So much is lost in the cinematography on a TV.

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Joshua Coleman

Sep 26

One of few perfect films ever made. Hitchocks finest!

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Kurt B

05/02/2025

Hitchcock's Masterpiece!!!

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darlene r

07/15/2024

That ending! Didnt expect that. Otherwise loved the acting and the location shots. Very interesting story

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Alfred Hitchcock

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James Stewart

John "Scottie" Ferguson

Kim Novak

Madeleine Elster

Barbara Bel Geddes

Midge Wood

Tom Helmore

Gavin Elster

Henry Jones

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Synopsis

Hitchcock's romantic story of obsession, manipulation and fear. A detective is forced to retire after his fear of heights causes the death of a fellow officer and the girl he was hired to follow. He sees a double of the girl, causing him to transform her image onto the dead girl's body. This leads into a cycle of madness and lies.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
Screenwriter: Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Samuel A. Taylor, Alec Coppel
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 9, 1958, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Oct 4, 1996
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 2, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.8M
Runtime: 2h 8m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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