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Movie Overview
Cast
• Anthony Perkins
• Janet Leigh
• Martin Balsam
Director
• Alfred Hitchcock
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Psycho (1960)

REVIEWS
NEWS
INTERVIEWS
OTHER
OFCS Rating: 94% Fresh
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5/5
"A rare must-see."  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

4/4
"No, I'm serious: can you ever think of a horror film that pushed so many boundaries at a time when horror was nearly nonexistent in the cinema?"  David Keyes' Cinema 2000  David Keyes

A+
"Alfred Hitchcock's most popular, influentual and best film."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

8/10
"Psycho might be not perfect, but it is still watched and maintains its reputation, despite the fact that even those who watch it for the first time know everything about it. This strange fact is the ultimate viewing recommendation."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Dragan Antulov

4/4
"As a horror film, it is a horrifying study in terror, and as film in general, it is a brilliant study in style and mood, as well as the darkest regions of a person's psyche."  TheMovieBoy.com  Dustin Putman

4/4
"With his toothpick build and childish voice, Bates appears to be little more than a shy coward, making the revelation of his psychotic nature shocking."  eCinemaCenter.com  Gabe Leibowitz

3.5/4
"With the exception of Halloween, no latter-day horror/thriller has been capable of generating as many goosebumps."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

A+
"Hitchcock has introduced more people to abnormal psychology than anyone since Sigmund Freud."  Old School Reviews  John A. Nesbit

10/10
"...more than the great granddaddy of all slasher films; it is a great thriller, a great black comedy, and a lesson in filmmaking."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

"Psycho's just exploitation without what makes exploitation enjoyable, if you ask me!"  Montreal Film Journal  Kevin N. Laforest

"Janet Leigh, stalking around in pointy brassieres, making bird-gestures, and flirting with the coprophobic Perkins, is one of cinema's most deliciously perverse pleasures."  Not Coming to a Theater Near You  Leo Goldsmith

"Hitchcock classic"  Classic Film and Television  Michael E. Grost

4/5
"I understand that the gods of film will rain fire down upon my head when I say this, but I didn't think Psycho was as good as it was supposed to be."  Goatdog's Movies  Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

"Psycho is not sexually exploitative despite its sexuality, though, as the title suggests, psychologically."  Not Coming to a Theater Near You  Rumsey Taylor

"Time may have dulled the shock, but the craft is as impressive as ever."  MSN.com  Sean Axmaker

4/4
"one of the greatest"  sbs.is  Stefan Birgir Stefansson
OFCS Rating: 94% Fresh
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