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Alfred Hitchcock

Director, actor, producer and writer · Died April 29, 1980, aged 80 · Leytonstone, London, England, UK

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in cinema history. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", Hitchcock became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, cameo appearances in most of his films, and hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65). His films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins. However, despite five nominations, he never won the  Best Director award. Hitchcock initially trained as a technical clerk and copywriter before entering the film industry in 1919 as a title card designer. The British–German silent film The Pleasure Garden (1925) was his directorial debut. His first successful film, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927), helped to shape the thriller genre, and Blackmail (1929) was the first British "talkie". His thrillers The 39 Steps (1935) and The Lady Vanishes (1938) are ranked among the greatest British films of the 20th century. By 1939, he had international recognition and producer David O. Selznick persuaded him to move to Hollywood. A string of successful films followed, including Rebecca(1940), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Suspicion (1941), Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Notorious (1946). Rebecca won the Academy Award for Best Picture, with Hitchcock nominated as Best Director. He also received Oscar nominations for Lifeboat (1944), Spellbound (1945), Rear Window (1954) and Psycho (1960). Hitchcock's other notable films include Rope (1948), Strangers on a Train (1951), Dial M for Murder (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), The Trouble with Harry (1955), Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), The Birds (1963), Marnie (1964) and Frenzy (1972), all of which were also financially successful and are highly regarded by film historians. Hitchcock made several films with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, including four with Cary Grant, four with James Stewart, three with Ingrid Bergman and three consecutively with Grace Kelly. Hitchcock became an American citizen in 1955. In 2012, Hitchcock's psychological thriller Vertigo, starring Stewart, displaced Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941) as the British Film Institute's greatest film ever made based on its worldwide poll of hundreds of film critics. As of 2021, nine of his films had been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, including his favourite, Shadow of a Doubt (1943). He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 1971, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1979, and was knighted in December of that year, four months before his death on 29 April 1980.

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Born
August 13, 1899
Died
April 29, 1980 (aged 80)
From
Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Works as
Director, actor, producer and writer
Titles
53 on MovieCove · 105 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Alfred Hitchcock's films like?

Across their 51 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Crime17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Mystery movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
41%
Bonds
21%
Self
20%
Survival
7%
Society
4%
Ideas
4%
Power
3%
Justice17 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception16 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt7 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 50 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 14 · Serious 13 · Dark 23

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 17 · Stylized 27 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 15 · Intense 27

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 36 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 35 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 29 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 16

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 15 · Affecting 21 · Heavy 14

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 17 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
40
Dread
15
Melancholic
16
Contemplative
14
Romantic
12
Other
41

How their films linger

Bittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 19 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alfred Hitchcock's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alfred Hitchcock's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

105 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page; 90 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Alfred Hitchcock: The Unseen Home Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · as Self

  • Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Atrapa a un ladrón(2019)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Dangling by a String (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Thanks

  • German Concentration Camps Factual Survey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Treatment · as Self (archive footage)

  • Documenting John Grierson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Hollywood sul Tevere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Psycho(1998)

    In Memory Of

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Obsessed with Vertigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Lifepod(1993)

    Short Story

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Innocent Blood(1992)

    as Man with Cello Case (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 76 episodes · Creator · as Self - Host (archive footage)

  • Memory of the Camps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Treatment · as Self (uncredited archive footage)

  • Frontline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Treatment

  • Family Plot(1976)

    Director · Producer · as Silhouette at Office of Vital Statistics (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Frenzy(1972)

    Director · Producer · as Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Topaz(1969)

    Director · Producer · as Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Mondo Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Torn Curtain(1966)

    Director · Producer · as Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Marnie(1964)

    Director · Producer · as Man Leaving Hotel Room (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Birds(1963)

    Director · Producer · as Pet Store Customer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 93 episodes · Director · Creator · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Alcoa Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 62 episodes · Producer

  • Tippi Hedren's Screen Test for The Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · as Self (voice)

  • Psycho(1960)

    Director · Producer · as Man Outside Office (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Startime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • North by Northwest(1959)

    Director · Producer · as Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Vertigo(1958)

    Director · Producer · as Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Monitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 42 episodes · Director · Producer

  • The Wrong Man(1956)

    Director · Producer · as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Knew Too Much(1956)

    Director · Producer · as Man in Marrakesh Marketplace (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Trouble with Harry(1955)

    Director · Producer · as Passerby (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 268 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • To Catch a Thief(1955)

    Director · Producer · as Man Sitting Next to John Robie on Bus (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Rear Window(1954)

    Director · Producer · as Clock-Winder in Songwriter's Apartment (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Dial M for Murder(1954)

    Director · Producer · as Banquet Member (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • I Confess(1953)

    Director · Producer · as Man Crossing the Top of Long Staircase (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Strangers on a Train(1951)

    Director · Producer · as Man Boarding Train Carrying Double Bass (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Stage Fright(1950)

    Director · Producer · as Man Staring at Eve on Street (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Under Capricorn(1949)

    Director · Producer · as Man at Governor's Reception (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Rope(1948)

    Director · Producer · as Man Walking in Street (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Paradine Case(1947)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Notorious(1946)

    Director · Additional Writing · Producer · Writer · as Man Drinking Champagne at Party (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Spellbound(1945)

    Director · as Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Watchtower Over Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director of Operations

  • The Fighting Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Lifeboat(1944)

    Director · Idea · Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Aventure Malgache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Bon Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Shadow of a Doubt(1943)

    Director · as Man on Train Playing Cards (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Saboteur(1942)

    Director · Story · as Man in Front of New York Drugstore (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Suspicion(1941)

    Director · as Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith(1941)

    Director · as Man Passing David on Street (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Foreign Correspondent(1940)

    Director · as Man with Newspaper on Street (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Rebecca(1940)

    Director · as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The House Across the Bay(1940)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Joan Fontaine Wardrobe Test (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Joan Fontaine, "Rebecca" Screen Test (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Jamaica Inn(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Lady Vanishes(1938)

    Director · as Man in London Railway Station (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Young and Innocent(1937)

    Director · as Photographer Outside Courthouse (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Sabotage(1936)

    Director · as Man Walking Past the Cinema as the Light Is Renewed

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Secret Agent(1936)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The 39 Steps(1935)

    Director · as Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Knew Too Much(1934)

    Director · as Man in Raincoat Passing Bus (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Waltzes from Vienna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Lord Camber's Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer

  • Number Seventeen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director · Screenplay

  • East of Shanghai(1931)

    Director · Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • The Skin Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Murder!(1930)

    Director · Adaptation · as Man on Street (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Juno and the Paycock(1930)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Elstree Calling(1930)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • An Elastic Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • Blackmail(1929)

    Director · Screenplay · as Man on Subway (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Manxman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Sound Test for Blackmail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director · as Self (uncredited)

  • Champagne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director · Writer

  • Easy Virtue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director · as Man with Stick Near Tennis Court (uncredited)

  • The Farmer's Wife(1928)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Downhill(1927)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director · Writer · as Man-Dipping Attraction Worker (uncredited)

  • The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog(1927)

    Director · Screenplay · as Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Mountain Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • The Prude's Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • The Pleasure Garden(1925)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Blackguard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Art Direction · Writer

  • The Passionate Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Art Direction · Writer

  • The White Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Art Direction · Assistant Director · Editor · Production Design · Screenplay · Set Decoration

  • Always Tell Your Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • Woman to Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Art Direction · Writer

  • Tell Your Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Title Designer

  • The Man From Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Art Direction · Title Graphics

  • The Spanish Jade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Art Direction · Title Designer

  • Love's Boomerang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Title Designer

  • Three Live Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Art Direction · Title Graphics

  • The Bonnie Brier Bush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Title Designer

  • The Mystery Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Title Designer

  • The Princess of New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Title Designer

  • The Call of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Title Designer

  • The Great Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Title Designer

Career shape

A full career of 104 titles from 1920 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Rear Window (1954)

$38M worldwide

Highest rated

Psycho (1960)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

North by Northwest (1959)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting47 of 104: 8 only acting, 39 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndDirecting70 of 104: 22 only directing, 48 with another role · typical Midcredits score88thWriting18 of 104: 2 only writing, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thProducing22 of 104: 2 only producing, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score93rdEditing1 of 104: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew25 of 104: 17 only other crew, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score96th

104 titles, 53 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 38 of them.

By decade

1920s27 · 4 acting · 27 crew1930s19 · 6 acting · 19 crew1940s17 · 10 acting · 17 crew1950s16 · 12 acting · 15 crew1960s9 · 6 acting · 8 crew1970s2 · 2 acting · 2 crew1980s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew1990s5 · 3 acting · 2 crew2000s1 · acting2010s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 18th · top billed in 0% of 34 roles
2732425257

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Alfred Hitchcock's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 50; across their 50 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 50

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 50

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 50

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up32
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 53 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved17
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · writer

Atrapa a un ladrón (2019)

60th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, producer

Psycho (1960)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 47 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Alfred Hitchcock's work okay for kids?

Across up to 32 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore31 titles18–59 · median 34 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity32 titles4–27 · median 11 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity29 titles0–13 · median 6 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs28 titles14–41 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense29 titles27–63 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Alfred Hitchcock work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alfred Hitchcock's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Burks shares the most, 12.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles