Alfred Hitchcock
6) I confess
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
A priest hears a murderer's confession and then becomes the murder suspect himself.
8) Psycho
Description
"Criminal on the run, Marion Crane (Anne Heche) takes refuge at the motel operated by Norman Bates (Vince Vaughn)--a troubled man whose victims encounter a grisly fate at the hands of his 'mother.' Marion soon becomes the next victim and her disappearance prompts inquiries from her sister (Julianne Moore) and a private investigator (William H. Macy). They both soon discover the morbid bond linking Norman to his mysterious 'mother' at the Bates Motel"--Container...
Series
Criterion collection volume 696
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
A full-throttle espionage thriller, starring Joel McCrea as a green Yank reporter sent to Europe to get the scoop on the imminent war. It's wall-to-wall witty repartee, head-spinning plot twists, and brilliantly mounted suspense set pieces, including an ocean plane crash climax with astonishing special effects.
Pub. Date
[c2004]
Description
Guy Haines, a tennis star who hates his wife, is approached on a train by a stranger, Bruno Anthony, who hates his father. Anthony offers a plan: each could kill the other's victim. No motive, no clue would link the two murders save the casual meeting of strangers on a train. Haines doesn't take the plan seriously, however, until his wife is suddenly murdered, and Anthony appears to demand that Haines keep his part of the bargain.
Series
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
The lady vanishes: During a transcontinental train trip in Europe, a young woman is alarmed to discover a passenger has disappeared ; The farmer's wife: (silent) A lonely widowed farmer is looking for a new bride, not realizing the housekeeper helping him with his search is secretly in love with him ; The manxman: (silent) A romantic tale of intrigue involving a love triangle concerning three residents of the Isle of Man ; the Chaney vase: An elderly...
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
The man who knew too much: A British family on Swiss holiday becomes involved in a political assassination plot and kidnapping.
The lady vanishes: Enroute back to England by train from Switzerland, an elderly woman disappears and two young people investigate.
Secret agent: Two secret agents pose as man and wife while on assignment to kill an enemy spy.
18) Frenzy
Series
Pub. Date
[2006], c1972
Description
A strangler stalks women, but the wrong man was accused and jailed, and now he must escape prison to find the real killer.
19) Suspicion
Series
Formats
Description
Alfred Hitchcock weaves a terrifying web of suspicion around a fragile young English bride and captures a classic suspense thriller. Joan Fontaine is the bride, a gently-reared heiress who fears she has married a murderer. Cary Grant is the husband, a dashing ne'er-do-well with a penchant for the high life--and a bank account that's strictly low-life.