The Best Alfred Hitchcock Movies Ranked And Where to Watch them

If you're looking for the best Alfred Hitchcock movies of all time then here is a definitive list. We rank every movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on their popularity score from IMDB from best to worst. Click on the ‘see more’ button to find out where to watch them in Australia covering all streaming services. In April 2024 there are 35 films in this list.

List of the Best Movies Directed by Alfred Hitchcock In Order of Popularity

  1. Psycho
  2. Rear Window
  3. Vertigo
  4. North by Northwest
  5. Dial M for Murder
  6. Notorious
  7. Strangers on a Train
  8. Rope
  9. Shadow of a Doubt
  10. The Lady Vanishes
  11. The 39 Steps
  12. Spellbound
  13. Lifeboat
  14. The Birds
  15. The Man Who Knew Too Much
  16. To Catch a Thief
  17. Frenzy
  18. Foreign Correspondent
  19. The Wrong Man
  20. Suspicion
  21. I Confess
  22. Marnie
  23. Saboteur
  24. The Trouble with Harry
  25. Stage Fright
  26. Family Plot
  27. Torn Curtain
  28. Secret Agent
  29. Mr. & Mrs. Smith
  30. Topaz
  31. Under Capricorn
  32. Rebecca
  33. Rich and Strange
  34. Juno and the Paycock
  35. Blackmail

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1. Psycho

Rated: R

8.5/10

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.

2. Rear Window

Rated: PG

8.5/10

A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

3. Vertigo

Rated: PG

8.3/10

A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

4. North by Northwest

Rated: Approved

8.3/10

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

5. Dial M for Murder

Rated: PG

8.2/10

An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wife murdered after discovering she is having an affair, and assumes she will soon leave him for the other man anyway. When things go wrong, he improvises a new plan—to frame her for murder instead.

6. Notorious

Rated: Not Rated

7.9/10

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.

7. Strangers on a Train

Rated: PG

7.9/10

A deranged socialite accosts a tennis star with his theory that if two strangers trade murders, they can disguise their motives and avoid suspicion.

8. Rope

Rated: Approved

7.9/10

Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.

9. Shadow of a Doubt

Rated: PG

7.8/10

Just when Charlotte "Charlie" Newton, is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement in her small town in California, she receives wonderful news: Her uncle and namesake, Charlie Oakley, is coming to visit. Soon after Uncle Charlie arrives, however, Charlotte's admiration for him turns to suspicion.

10. The Lady Vanishes

Rated: Not Rated

7.7/10

On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.

11. The 39 Steps

Rated: Approved

7.6/10

Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed -- with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as "The 39 Steps."

12. Spellbound

Rated: Approved

7.6/10

This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps Howard national spelling bee championship in Washington D.C.

13. Lifeboat

Rated: Not Rated

7.6/10

During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.

14. The Birds

Rated: PG-13

7.6/10

Chic socialite Melanie Daniels enjoys a passing flirtation with an eligible attorney in a San Francisco pet shop and, on an impulse, follows him to his hometown bearing a gift of lovebirds. But upon her arrival, the bird population runs amok. Suddenly, the townsfolk face a massive avian onslaught, with the feathered fiends inexplicably attacking people all over Bodega Bay.

15. The Man Who Knew Too Much

Rated: PG

7.4/10

A widescreen, Technicolor remake by Hitchcock of his 1934 film of the same title. A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their silence, they have to take matters into their own hands to save him.

16. To Catch a Thief

Rated: PG

7.4/10

An ex-thief is accused of enacting a new crime spree, so to clear his name he sets off to catch the new thief, who’s imitating his signature style.

17. Frenzy

Rated: R

7.4/10

After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he claims vehemently to be the wrong man.

18. Foreign Correspondent

Rated: PG

7.4/10

The European war was only beginning to erupt across national borders. Johnny Jones, an American crime reporter dispatched by his New York publisher to put a fresh spin on the drowsy dispatches emanating from overseas, has a nose for a good story—which promptly leads him to the crime of fascism and Nazi Germany's designs on European conquest. In attempting to learn more about a seemingly noble peace effort, Jones walks into the middle of an assassination, uncovers a spy ring and—not entirely coincidentally—falls in love.

19. The Wrong Man

Rated: Not Rated

7.4/10

In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.

20. Suspicion

Rated: Not Rated

7.3/10

Wealthy, sheltered Lina McLaidlaw is swept off her feet by charming ne'er-do-well Johnnie Aysgarth. Though warned that Johnnie is little more than a fortune hunter, Lina marries him anyway and remains loyal to her irresponsible husband as he plows his way from one disreputable business scheme to another. Gradually Lina comes to the conclusion that Johnnie intends to kill her in order to collect her inheritance. The suspicion seems confirmed when Johnnie's business partner dies under mysterious circumstances.

21. I Confess

Rated: Not Rated

7.2/10

Unable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve to clear himself during a murder investigation, a priest becomes the prime suspect.

22. Marnie

Rated: PG

7.1/10

Marnie is a thief, a liar, and a cheat. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, catches on to her routine kleptomania, she finds herself being blackmailed.

23. Saboteur

Rated: Passed

7.1/10

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.

24. The Trouble with Harry

Rated: PG

7/10

When a local man's corpse appears on a nearby hillside, no one is quite sure what happened to him. Many of the town's residents secretly wonder if they are responsible, including the man's ex-wife, Jennifer, and Capt. Albert Wiles, a retired seaman who was hunting in the woods where the body was found. As the no-nonsense sheriff gets involved and local artist Sam Marlowe offers his help, the community slowly unravels the mystery.

25. Stage Fright

Rated: Approved

7/10

A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.

26. Family Plot

Rated: PG

6.8/10

Spiritualist Blanche Tyler is asked to locate a missing heir, whom she pursues with her cab driver boyfriend George Lumley, an unemployed actor.

27. Torn Curtain

Rated: PG

6.6/10

During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the formula for a resin solution, but the plan goes awry when his fiancee, unaware of his motivation, follows him across the border.

28. Secret Agent

Rated: Not Rated

6.4/10

After three British agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.

29. Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Rated:

6.3/10

Happily married for three years, Ann and David Smith live in New York. One morning Ann asks David if he had to do it over again, would he marry her? To her shock, he answers, "No". Later that day, they separately discover that, due to a legal complication, they are not legally married.

30. Topaz

Rated: M/PG

6.2/10

Copenhagen, Denmark, 1962. When a high-ranking Soviet official decides to change sides, a French intelligence agent is caught up in a cold, silent and bloody spy war in which his own family will play a decisive role.

31. Under Capricorn

Rated:

6.2/10

In 1831, Irishman Charles Adare travels to Australia to start a new life with the help of his cousin who has just been appointed governor. When he arrives he meets powerful landowner and ex-convict, Sam Flusky, who wants to do a business deal with him. Whilst attending a dinner party at Flusky's house, Charles meets Flusky's wife Henrietta who he had known as a child back in Ireland. Henrietta is an alcoholic and seems to be on the verge of madness.

32. Rebecca

Rated: Approved

6/10

After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.

33. Rich and Strange

Rated: Not Rated

5.7/10

A couple living in a working-class section of town that receives an inheritance and decides to use their windfall to take a cruise. While aboard the ship, the couple ends up loosing all of their funds.

34. Juno and the Paycock

Rated: Not Rated

4.6/10

The Kings Arms: 1. You're Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl) 2. Hello Operator 3. Truth Doesn't Make A Noise 4. Your Southern Can Is Mine 5. Sugar Never Tasted So Good 6. Stop Breaking Down 7. Little Bird 8. Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground 9. Cannon 10. Wasting My Time 11. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself 11. Jolene 12. Apple Blossom 13. Astro 14. Jack The Ripper 15. The Big Three Killed My Baby 16. Look Me Over Closely Freemans Bay Primary School: 17. Death Letter 18. Grinnin' In Your Face 19. We're Going To Be 20. Hotel Yorba 21. St. James Infirmary 22. Little Room 23. De Ballit Of De Boll Weevil

35. Blackmail

Rated: Not Rated

4.1/10

A comedy about a group of struggling actors living in Manhattan. Their lives, heartaches and a plan to help a friend in need by blackmailing a corrupt politician with his own sex tape.