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Suspicion

Suspicion

Mystery · Romance · Thriller · 1941

A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next victim.

Movie details

Suspicion

“In his arms she felt safety...in his absence, haunting dread!”

1941 Mystery · Romance · Thriller 1h 39m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.2 / 10

45.9K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

97 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

74 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next victim.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Alfred Hitchcock

Written by

Alma Reville · Joan Harrison · Samson Raphaelson

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

John D. 'Johnnie' Aysgarth

Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

General McLaidlaw

Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite

May Whitty

May Whitty

Mrs. McLaidlaw

I

Isabel Jeans

Mrs. Newsham

Heather Angel

Heather Angel

Ethel the Maid

Court is in session

Put Suspicion on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.