Considered one of the most influential figures in cinema, Alfred Hitchcock has been a master of creating on-screen suspense and thriller storylines. Among his over 50 works, only one was ranked as having been his "masterpiece" and best spanning his career.
Entertainment Weekly looked back at all of Hitchcock’s works to decide which films are considered flops and which ones have been hailed as enduring classics, highlighting the director’s remarkable range—from overlooked releases to the masterpieces that helped define modern suspense.
The Top 5 ranking includes some well-known titles like the 1951 film Stranger on a Train, Vertigo from 1958, Notorious from 1946, and the infamous thriller Psycho from 1960 starring Anthony Perkins. Only one film came in at No. 1 on the list as having been the director's shining best, with it being the 1954 classic Rear Window.
According to the outlet, the ranking is based on the film’s storyline that “interrogates our obsession with observing the lives of others.” Hitchcock gives audiences a deep dive and “careful attention” into the lives and actions of each watched individual, while portraying that neither the main character nor the audience is innocent of voyeurism, forcing viewers to confront their own complicity in watching from a distance.
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The mystery thriller was originally based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story "It Had to Be Murder" and starred movie legend James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr. It focuses on a newspaper photographer recovering from a leg fracture in his New York apartment. Riddled with boredom, he begins to watch his neighbors and believes he witnesses a murder. He decided to solve the crime himself and catch the killer.
Rear Window is undoubtedly considered one of Hitchcock's greatest works and was nominated for four Oscars, with it also being preserved in the Library of Congress. It earned a staggering $37.9 million at the box office versus its $1 million budget, and ranked on various lists as one of the best movies of all time.
It's become an inspiration, having been remade into a TV movie of the same name in 1998 with Christopher Reeve. Shia LaBeouf's Disturbia is also based on the storyline; SAW also took inspiration from its 2004 installment, and even Taylor Swift used it for her "Me" music video. TV series like Castle, Pretty Little Liars, The Simpsons, CSI: NY, and many more have used it as source material.
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