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North by Northwest (1959)

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All Time

of 190,166

79

1950's

of 8,943

19

1959

of 2,580

3
Adventure
- Adventure All Time
  
  of 4,420
  
  23
  
  Adventure of 1959
  
  of 31
  
  2
  
  Adventure of the 1950's
  
  of 441
  
  6
Mystery
- Mystery All Time
  
  of 3,090
  
  8
  
  Mystery of 1959
  
  of 17
  
  1
  
  Mystery of the 1950's
  
  of 164
  
  5
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,015
  
  22
  
  Thriller of 1959
  
  of 31
  
  2
  
  Thriller of the 1950's
  
  of 229
  
  7

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North by Northwest (1959) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.5541

Avg Critic Score:3.4420

North by Northwest (1959) Movie Reviews

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

One of Alfred Hitchcock's great films. North by Northwest is a nightmarish thriller that could almost be about whatever you want it to mean; it's just as inexplicable as its title. ...read the complete North by Northwest movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)

If you read enough of my reviews, you'll come to realize that I'm a huge fan of Hitchcock. That's not to say that I, or anyone else for that matter, think all of his films are wonderful. Even he made some real stinkers. However, he was always trying to...read the complete North by Northwest (1959) review at Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)

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Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)

Masterpiece is a word that is associated with a large number of the movies directed by the late, great Alfred Hitchcock. NORTH BY NORTHWEST ($25) is without a doubt one of Hitchcock’s greatest masterpieces. This film is the pinnacle of the glamorous,...read the complete North by Northwest (1959) review at Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)

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Expanded Cinemah

New York. Il signor Roger Thornhill è un pubblicitario di successo che un giorno, scambiato per George Kaplan, viene rapito da due brutti ceffi e condotto nella villa del signor Townsend. Qui il proprietario di casa ordina ai suoi scagnozzi di...read the complete North by Northwest (1959) review at Expanded Cinemah

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