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Movie critics combined give Rebecca (1940) a score of 3.5539 out of 4
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Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Flick Filosopher's takeThe Flick Filosopher's take
Atmospheric and moody, Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca is a masterpiece of style and substance, an extended meditation on how the dead haunt the living. Photographed in somber shadows, few movies before or since have taken such glorious advantage of ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at The Flick Filosopher's take
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVDBeaver.com (Gary W. Tooze)DVDBeaver.com (Gary W. Tooze)
Though Hitchcock explained that Rebecca's source material (Daphne Du Maurier's best-selling book) kept it outside the sphere of a typical Hitchcock movie, he could also have been referring to any number of factors. ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at DVDBeaver.com (Gary W. Tooze)
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.82 out of 4 stars for Bina007 Movie ReviewsBina007 Movie Reviews
As part of its programme of rescuing old, withering prints, the British Film Institute has restored and re-issued the classic Hitchcock movie, REBECCA. Based on the best-selling novel by Daphne du Maurier, the movie is a dark psychological thriller, ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at Bina007 Movie Reviews
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.81 out of 4 stars for Guardian/ObserverGuardian/Observer
The director's first American feature, adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel. ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at Guardian/Observer
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.76 out of 4 stars for Dual Lens - ReviewDual Lens - Review
There are several things that should be given at least cursory attention when considering Rebecca, Hitchcock's American debut studio film. ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at Dual Lens - Review
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.74 out of 4 stars for CultureDose.net (John Nesbit)CultureDose.net (John Nesbit)
David O. Selznik originally brought Alfred Hitchcock to Hollywood to work on a film about the Titanic, but Selznick changed his mind after getting rights to Rebecca. He had blockbuster visions of another Gone with the Wind and attempted some of the same ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at CultureDose.net (John Nesbit)
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.67 out of 4 stars for NightsAndWeekends.com (Kristin Dreyer Kramer)NightsAndWeekends.com (Kristin Dreyer Kramer)
Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca (based on the novel by Daphne Du Maurier) is the story of a young woman (Joan Fontaine) who's working as the traveling companion of a gossipy old woman. ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at NightsAndWeekends.com (Kristin Dreyer Kramer)
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.64 out of 4 stars for At-A-Glance Film ReviewsAt-A-Glance Film Reviews
Even amongst the vast array of classics in Alfred Hitchcock's filmography, few match the power and resonance of Rebecca, the director's adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier novel. Essentially a Hitchcockian "noir-ish" mystery, this atmospheric film ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.63 out of 4 stars for Reel.com DVD review (Rod Armstrong)Reel.com DVD review (Rod Armstrong)
On Criterion's magnificent Rebecca DVD, a variety of people (including Hitchcock himself) offer opinions as to why this movie has remained so popular, so it's a pleasure to report that the two-disc set matches the staying power of the film itself. The ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at Reel.com DVD review (Rod Armstrong)
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.63 out of 4 stars for KQEK DVD Review (Mark R. Hasan)KQEK DVD Review (Mark R. Hasan)
The 1940 film version of Daphne du Maurier's best-selling novel, "Rebecca," marked director Alfred Hitchcock's first American film, and the third phase of his lengthy career: after the British Silents and Sound films, "Rebecca" inaugurated the ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at KQEK DVD Review (Mark R. Hasan)
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.62 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. Club (Keith Phipps)The Onion A.V. Club (Keith Phipps)
Well, it's not a Hitchcock picture," Alfred Hitchcock once told François Truffaut when asked about Rebecca, his first American film and the first in a series made for producer David O. Selznick (Gone With The Wind, A Star Is Born). Though Hitchcock ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at The Onion A.V. Club (Keith Phipps)
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.61 out of 4 stars for Cinema LaserCinema Laser
Although REBECCA ($40) was Alfred Hitchcock's first American film, there are times the end result seems to be more of a David O. Selznick production, than a movie directed by "the master of suspense. ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at Cinema Laser
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Reel Comments film reviewReel Comments film review
When Laurence Olivier was refused his fiancee Vivien Leigh as his protagonist/antagonist to play the new Mrs. DeWinters, he instigated a furor between he and his new sidekick, Joan Fontaine (who later was able to tustle the pie in his face with an Oscar ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at Reel Comments film review
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.57 out of 4 stars for Mondo DigitalMondo Digital
Richard Hannay (Robert Donat), a Canadian staying in England, escorts a frantic, mysterious woman (Lucie Mannheim) back to his flat. She tells him that she is a spy being pursued by an organization called The 39 Steps, led by a man missing a finger from ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at Mondo Digital
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.55 out of 4 stars for Rotten Tomatoes - Reviews from the Nation's Top CriticsRotten Tomatoes - Reviews from the Nation's Top Critics
Even when he made romance movies, Alfred Hitchcock chose stories where everything was not the way it seemed. Of course it's an overstatement to simply categorize Rebecca as a romance film, as it is far more than that. ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at Rotten Tomatoes - Reviews from the Nation's Top Critics
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.54 out of 4 stars for About.com Home Video/DVD (Ivana Redwine)About.com Home Video/DVD (Ivana Redwine)
In 1938 Daphne du Maurier's melodramatic novel "Rebecca" became an international bestseller, and film rights were acquired by Hollywood producer David O. Selznick. Also in 1938, Alfred Hitchcock, then a noted director of British-made suspense movies, ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at About.com Home Video/DVD (Ivana Redwine)
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.54 out of 4 stars for DVD ReviewDVD Review
Arguably one of Alfred Hitchcock's best films, his 1940 take on Daphne DuMarier's novel "Rebecca" doesn't find half as much mention as some of his later films. ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at DVD Review
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.53 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic ReviewseFilmCritic Reviews
Joan Fontain starts as the shy, young heroine, whose name remains untold. She finds herself in Monte Carlo, a paid companion of the obtrusive would-be society dame Mrs. Van Hopper (Florence Bates). There she meets the esteemed Maxim De Winter (Laurence ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.53 out of 4 stars for DVD VerdictDVD Verdict
A great film like this deserves the royal treatment when put out on DVD, and unfortunately this one didn't get it. The video is presented in full frame and the sound is Dolby Digital 2.0. That's the good news. The bad news is that this film was just ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at DVD Verdict
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for The Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US filmThe Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US film
Rebecca (1940) is the classic Hitchcock gothic thriller and a compelling mystery (and haunting ghost story) about a tortured romance. An expensively-produced film by David O. Selznick (following his recent success with Gone With The Wind (1939)), it was ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at The Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US film
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.51 out of 4 stars for DVDTown (John J. Puccio)DVDTown (John J. Puccio)
Because 1999 marked the one hundredth anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock's birth, we're seeing a lot of his films transferred to DVD from a number of different companies. Universal Studios have already given us special editions of "Vertigo" and "Psycho. ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at DVDTown (John J. Puccio)
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.51 out of 4 stars for DVD Savant reviewDVD Savant review
Joan Fontaine simps and frets and cowers through most of Rebecca, and does a good job of not coming off an idiot. Quite the opposite: She takes the key role in this realm of women's fantasy and embodies it well. The Second Mrs. de Winter is as ideal an ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at DVD Savant review
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.47 out of 4 stars for Edinburgh U Film Society (Alicia Forsyth)Edinburgh U Film Society (Alicia Forsyth)
Rebecca tells the tale of a timid English girl (whose name we significantly never find out) who falls in love with a rich, distant widower Maxim de Winter (Laurence Olivier) They marry and he takes her back to his home Manderley - a place still dominated ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at Edinburgh U Film Society (Alicia Forsyth)
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.47 out of 4 stars for JackassCritics.com (Tom Blain)JackassCritics.com (Tom Blain)
If you have read my reviews or at least perused them, you will notice that I am somewhat of a Hitchcock fan. I will say that it was probably the master of suspense himself that pulled me out of the "Star Wars Syndrome. ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at JackassCritics.com (Tom Blain)
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.45 out of 4 stars for 411Mania.com (Dunn)411Mania.com (Dunn)
Depending on how you look at it, Alfred Hitchcock's first American film is a lush romantic melodrama, a superb ghost story, a psychological thriller, or a disturbing character study. What is nearly unanimous is that it is one of Hitchcock's most ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at 411Mania.com (Dunn)
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.45 out of 4 stars for Crazy for CinemaCrazy for Cinema
REBECCA was one of Hitchcock's first American films where he collaborated with the powerful producer David O. Selznick. Both being perfectionists who thought that they were the pre-eminent filmmaker, it was not a pleasant experience. One would never ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at Crazy for Cinema
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.45 out of 4 stars for BBCi - FilmsBBCi - Films
Produced by David Selznick, Rebecca is a delirious Gothic melodrama, swimming with queer undercurrents. Laurence Olivier plays brooding widower Max de Winter. ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at BBCi - Films
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.43 out of 4 stars for Almost Fabulous Movie ReviewsAlmost Fabulous Movie Reviews
Hitch is really good at using light and music to define every mood and moment, and he loves to focus on the eyes. It's a good movie and Fontaine could not have done better at playing modest and fearful, but Anderson is wonderful as Danvers. Check it out. ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at Almost Fabulous Movie Reviews
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.35 out of 4 stars for Appreciating Great TrashAppreciating Great Trash
Ostensibly Alfred Hitchcock's American debut but really another product of producer David O. Selznick's peremptoriness, Rebecca is a good story executed well, but Selznick and Hitchcock seem at odds with each other; Hitchcock's clammy style only ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at Appreciating Great Trash
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 3.34 out of 4 stars for Movie MirrorMovie Mirror
Maxim de Winter (Laurence Olivier) stands on the edge of a cliff, but a young woman (Joan Fontaine) shouts for him to stop. At Monte Carlo he meets again this paid companion of Edythe Van Hopper (Florence Bates), who says that Maxim's wife Rebecca ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at Movie Mirror
Rebecca (1940) scores a combined 2.43 out of 4 stars for CineClick dvd reviewCineClick dvd review
Tratto dal noto romanzo di Daphne Du Maurier, Rebecca, interpretato da Joan Fontaine e Laurence Olivier, è il primo lungometraggio americano diretto dal maestro del thriller Alfred Hitchcock. Una lunga carrellata che attraversa un tetro ...read the complete Rebecca movie review at CineClick dvd review
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Rebecca (1940) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Rebecca (1940) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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