North by Northwest
1959 | 137 min | Thriller, Adventure
Saturday Special
Why it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (97%), audiences adore it (8.0/10) and people are still talking about it. A strong pick for the weekend.
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Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 98 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.0/10 from 5K viewers
- AwardsSolid
1 win, 3 other nominations — nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; nominated for Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$13 million worldwide on a $4 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
501K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
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Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- Cary GrantRoger Thornhill
- Eva Marie SaintEve Kendall
- James MasonPhillip Vandamm
- Jessie Royce LandisClara Thornhill
- Leo G. CarrollProfessor
- Josephine HutchinsonMrs. Townsend
- Philip OberLester Townsend
- Martin LandauLeonard
- Adam WilliamsValerian
- Edward PlattVictor Larrabee