Vertigo (1958)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 128 min · Mystery, Romance, Thriller
89.8 TOPICAL score · #107 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
Vertigo (1958, directed by Alfred Hitchcock) has a TOPICAL score of 89.8 - ranked 107 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 100. Audiences: TMDB 8.1/10 (6,554 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10. Wikipedia covers it in 66 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 100
- AudienceTMDB 8.1/10 (6,554 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 66 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read114,876 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 1 time
Starring: James Stewart (actor #2), Kim Novak (actor #593), Barbara Bel Geddes (actor #1,102), Tom Helmore
“Vertigo received mixed reviews on release, but it has since come to be considered Hitchcock's magnum opus and one of the greatest films of all time.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10