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Rear Window (1954)

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Starring: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter

Rated: PG

Running Time: 1 h 52 m

TMM Score: 4 Stars

STRENGTHS: Style, Intense, Fun

WEAKNESSES: Some Dated Material

Rear Window (1954)

January 30, 2020

A wheelchair-bound photographer and his girlfriend believe they might’ve stumbled upon a murder.

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In Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller Tags Alfred Hitchcock, James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock

Starring: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie , Bernard Miles

Rated: PG

Run Time: 2h

TMM Score: 4 Stars

Strengths: Sense of Impending Tragedy, Tension

Weakness: Child Acting, Annoying Song

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

January 29, 2020

When American family, travelling abroad, the McKenna’s, meet a friendly but mysterious Frenchman, they are caught up in an international assassination plot with more than just the life of the Prime Minister at stake.

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In Crime, Drama, Mystery, Political, Thriller Tags Michael McDonald, James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Miles, Alfred Hitchcock, 1956, The Man Who Knew To Much, Rated PG, 4 Stars
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Vertigo (1958)

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Starring: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Tom Helmore, Barbara Bel Geddes

Rated: PG

Running Time: 2 h 8 m

TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Characters, Cinematography, Acting, Emotional Impact, Soundtrack

WEAKNESSES: -

Vertigo (1958)

January 29, 2020

At the request of a friend, a former detective investigates an acquaintance’s wife, whom has been acting mysterious. As he does, he finds himself falling in love with the woman. 

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In Crime, Drama, Mystery, Noir, Romance, Thriller Tags Alfred Hitchcock, James Stewart, Kim Novak, Tom Helmore, Barbara Bel Geddes, PG, 5 Stars, 1958
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Rope (1948)

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Starring: James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger

Rated: Approved

Running Time: 1 h 20 m

TMM Score: 4.5 Stars

STRENGTHS: Humor, Technical Aspects, Writing, Suspense

WEAKNESSES: Obvious Cuts

Rope (1948)

January 28, 2020

Two men try to prove they’ve committed a perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate.

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In Crime, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller Tags James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Approved
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Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Directed by: Otto Preminger

Starring: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, George C. Scott

Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Thematic Material Including Rape Related Dialogue)

Running Time: 2 h 40 m

TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing

WEAKNESSES: Length

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

August 9, 2018

A lawyer from a small Michigan town defends a man who killed another man who raped his wife. 

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In Crime, Drama, Epic, Mystery, Thriller Tags Otto Preminger, James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, George C. Scott, NR, 4 Stars
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