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Psycho (1960)
Critics' Pick
(No longer in theaters)
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Genre
Horror, Suspense/Thriller
Producer
Alfred Hitchcock
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Date
Jun 16, 1960
Release Notes
Nationwide
Review
Doesn’t matter if you’ve seen it—see it again. With its twists and turns and its cavalier disregard for convention, Hitchcock’s masterpiece redefined not just horror but also the very nature of narrative moviemaking. Nothing would ever be the same—not even showers.
Once a Psycho, Always a Psycho
Perkins’s performance as the homicidal motel owner Norman Bates is still one of the greatest ever committed to film—even if it did get him typecast for the rest of his career.