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Alfred Hitchcock is widely regarded as the master of cinematic suspense, laying the groundwork for generations of filmmakers after him. His movies are complex, psychologically twisted and incredibly gripping. Here are five of his must-sees.

Psycho
Easily the essential Hitchcock film if you can see only one, this thriller basically created the slasher genre as we know it. Anthony Perkins is unbelievable as repressed motel owner Norman Bates, who has a scary secret in his basement.

Vertigo
Jimmy Stewart plays a retired police detective who is hired to shadow a man’s wife. She leads him into a web of betrayal, lies and very high places. Some of Hitchcock’s most distinctive camerawork makes this one a must-see.

North By Northwest
With a little grander a scale than some of Hitchcock’s other films, North by Northwest tells the tale of an advertising executive who is mistaken for a government agent by espionage operatives and chased across the United States. Some epic set pieces.

Rear Window
Hitchcock collaborates with Jimmy Stewart again for this story of obsession and voyeurism where a disabled photographer, confined to a wheelchair, believes that he might have witnessed a murder.

Rope 
One of Hitchcock’s most experimental films, Rope was the director’s first work in color. Based on a play by Patrick Hamilton, the film was shot to appear as if it was made in one single take in real time. It’s an amazing technical feat.

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