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Psycho

19601 hour 49 minsREnglish

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1960sPsychologicalSerial KillerSlasherHaunted Location
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Joseph Stefano, Robert Bloch
Produced by
Alfred Hitchcock
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Why it’s HorroRated

Psycho changed everything and it did it by breaking every rule audiences thought they knew about how movies worked. Hitchcock takes you somewhere you're not expecting and then does it again. Anthony Perkins gave us Norman Bates and Norman Bates gave us modern horror. There's no version of this list that doesn't have this film on it.

Synopsis

Marion Crane makes an impulsive choice and winds up at the Bates Motel, the last stop before things go permanently wrong. Norman is polite, soft-spoken, and clearly struggling with something he can't name. Hitchcock builds the dread from the most ordinary materials imaginable, and it never stops working.

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PsychologicalSlashersCult ClassicsSerial KillerSlow Burn

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Quick facts

Release date
June 22, 1960
Runtime
1 hour 49 mins
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Content rating
R
Entry type
Movie

Content notes

  • Violence and peril
  • Disturbing themes

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1960sPsychologicalSerial KillerSlasherHaunted LocationSlow BurnCult Classic

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