Notorious
Seen it?1946 | 103 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (96% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.7 out of 10), it made about 12 times its budget and it's still drawing plenty of interest. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and romantics. If you loved Strangers on a Train or The Bourne Ultimatum, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1946: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 100 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.7 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$25 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 223K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- Cary GrantDevlin
- Ingrid BergmanAlicia Huberman
- Claude RainsAlexander Sebastian
- Louis CalhernPaul Prescott
- Leopoldine KonstantinMadame Sebastian
- Reinhold SchünzelDr. Anderson
- Moroni OlsenWalter Beardsley
- Ivan TriesaultEric Mathis
- Alex MinotisJoseph
- Wally BrownMr. Hopkins