Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 108 min · Thriller, Mystery, Crime
78.2 TOPICAL score · #425 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.
Shadow of a Doubt (1943, directed by Alfred Hitchcock) has a TOPICAL score of 78.2 - ranked 425 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 94. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (1,200 ratings) · IMDb 7.8/10. Wikipedia covers it in 48 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 94
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (1,200 ratings) · IMDb 7.8/10
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 48 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read25,971 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Teresa Wright (actor #218), Joseph Cotten (actor #157), Macdonald Carey, Henry Travers (actor #556)
“Today, the film is still regarded as a major work of Hitchcock's.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10