Psycho
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1960
1h 49m
R
English
Horror, Drama, Thriller
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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.
Psycho
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.
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Cast
Norman Bates
Marion Crane
Lila Crane
Sam Loomis
Private Det. Milton Arbogast
Sheriff Al Chambers
Dr. Fred Richman
Tom Cassidy
Caroline
George Lowery
Mrs. Chambers
California Charlie
Highway Patrol Officer
Policeman on Steps (uncredited)
Church Member (uncredited)
Extra (uncredited)
Deputy District Attorney Alan Deats...
Extra (uncredited)
Police Chief James Mitchell (uncred...
Extra (uncredited)
County Sheriff (uncredited)
Norma Bates (voice) (uncredited)
Man Outside Office (uncredited)
Norma Bates (voice) (uncredited)
Extra (uncredited)
Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
Written By: Robert Bloch (Novel), Joseph Stefano (Screenplay)
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simonynwa
/10 10 years ago
It is hard to come to a film like Psycho without at least some awareness of the likely surprises in store - the famous moment in the shower is so indelible in pop culture that it has lost its shock factor. Yet, in the context of the film it is still a surprising moment. What is so clever about Psych More
AndrewBloom
CONTAINS SPOILERS/10 5 years ago
[8.5/10] So much of modern moviemaking, and often modern horror along with it, rests of the big set piece. It’s in the DNA of the traditional scary movie to reach some crescendo of death or destruction or straight horror that will leave the audience shuddering in their shoes long after they’ve l More
tmdb56937092
5 years ago
My most favourite film from the master of suspense.
This psychological horror is widely considered to be the first ever slasher film. Powered by great performances from Anthony Perkins & Janet Leigh, and the outstanding score by Bernard Herrmann which adds such great tension throughout the film, More
This psychological horror is widely considered to be the first ever slasher film. Powered by great performances from Anthony Perkins & Janet Leigh, and the outstanding score by Bernard Herrmann which adds such great tension throughout the film, More
drqshadow
/10 5 years ago
Bad luck for a bored bombshell, who opportunistically pockets a large sum of money, skips town and unwittingly pauses at a mass-murderer's motel to lay low. To say more would be a disservice to the uninitiated, even if the major points have already been spoiled by way of cultural osmosis. Sixty More
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Psycho II
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