North by Northwest

Name: North by Northwest
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Genre: thriller
Released: 1959
Rating: 8

1959USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Alfred Hitchcock★ 8

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

Themes and style

Tone

tensedark comedywhimsical

Pacing

relentlessescalating

Story

pursuitescapecon deception

Emotion

figuring out who you areparanoiaall-consuming love

Themes

corrupt institutionslife under oppression

Feel

fun scarycrowd pleaserrewatchablecerebral

Violence

mild

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