North by Northwest
A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Studio
N/A
Release
18 Dec 1959
Runtime
136 min
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Characters
Cary Grant
Eva Marie Saint
James Mason
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Critical Assessment
IMDb
8.3/10
RT Critics
97%
Metacritic
98/100
North by Northwest holds 8.3/10 on IMDb (369,321 votes), 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 98/100 on Metacritic.
Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.
Ratings as of 2026-07-30
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AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on aggregated scores (8.3/10 on IMDb (369,321 votes), 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 98/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
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