Suspicion
1941
Cary Grant and Oscar-winner Joan Fontaine star in this Hitchcock thriller in which Fontaine (as Lina) suspects Grant (as her husband) of trying to murder her. The plot is typical of Hitchcock, a brain twister sewing together a series of circumstantial events that leads Lina to the inevitable conclusion that her death is .. Read more
| Starring | Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Cedric Hardwicke, Heather Angel |
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| Director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Genres | Thriller |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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A marvellous Hitchcock thriller, with timid Joan Fontaine in mortal fear of being bumped off by her husband, amoral Cary Grant. Fontaine won the best actress Oscar for her pouting female-in-trouble portrayal, though some believe it was to compensate her for not winning the award for Rebecca the previous year. It all begins well enough, with Grant's bounder Johnnie Aysgarth a most unlikeable cad. But the film is hopelessly crippled by the censorship of the time, and is ultimately both predictable and implausible. Nevertheless, there's much to enjoy, not least a totally phoney Hollywood England — Hitch never bothered too much about art direction, and reaches a near-nadir here worse than Marnie with poor studio “cliffs” and weak back projection. There's also sterling support work from British expatriates like Nigel Bruce and Cedric Hardwicke, and lovers of the book Before the Fact by Frances Iles might enjoy watching how Hitch decides to deviate from his source. But the two leads are undeniably in their prime, and reason alone to watch.
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Rather artificial and stiff Hitchcock suspenser, further marred by an ending suddenly switched to please the front office. Full of the interesting touches one would expect.
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Despite a silly cop-out ending (imposed by RKO), a gripping domestic thriller with Fontaine suitably nervy as the prim... read more on Time Out
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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4 out of 6 people found this review helpful
One of my favourites
Cary Grant as a cad, beghad! Giving one of his finest performances as the naughty-but-nice hustler. And Nigel Bruce is simply superb as Beaky, the upper class twit. Okay, so the studio disembowelled it, and the ending IS naff... but it's still a five star classic.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Can't beat the oldies
What actor today can compare with Cary Grant; Suave,charming, witty, but also possessed of a darker side to his nature.
This is a good example of the Hitchcock/Grant partnership. Loads of atmosphere, red herrings a plenty. Just add a nice glass of wine and enjoy a classy thriller from the golden age of movie making. -
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Superb
If you like Hitchcock, but haven't seen some of the older classics, then rent this movie. Cary Grant is great in the dramatic role, when he is more known for comedy.
Watch the black and white version and turn off the lights to make it even better. -
Most recent members' reviews (2)
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Not one of Hitchcock's best films!
I love the oldie films but this was a bit slow and I thought the end could have been better. Cary Grant always worth watching though!
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Superb
If you like Hitchcock, but haven't seen some of the older classics, then rent this movie. Cary Grant is great in the dramatic role, when he is more known for comedy.
Watch the black and white version and turn off the lights to make it even better.
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4 out of 6 people found this review helpful
One of my favourites
Cary Grant as a cad, beghad! Giving one of his finest performances as the naughty-but-nice hustler. And Nigel Bruce is simply superb as Beaky, the upper class twit. Okay, so the studio disembowelled it, and the ending IS naff... but it's still a five star classic.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Can't beat the oldies
What actor today can compare with Cary Grant; Suave,charming, witty, but also possessed of a darker side to his nature.
This is a good example of the Hitchcock/Grant partnership. Loads of atmosphere, red herrings a plenty. Just add a nice glass of wine and enjoy a classy thriller from the golden age of movie making. -
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Superb
If you like Hitchcock, but haven't seen some of the older classics, then rent this movie. Cary Grant is great in the dramatic role, when he is more known for comedy.
Watch the black and white version and turn off the lights to make it even better. -
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Not one of Hitchcock's best films!
I love the oldie films but this was a bit slow and I thought the end could have been better. Cary Grant always worth watching though!
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Rubbish
This is the first Hitchcock film I didn't enjoy. The main character (Lina) is such an idiot that it's impossible to feel sorry for her. I found myself wanting Cary Grant to go ahead and poison her to get some relief from her stupidity and slavish devotion to a liar.
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Super!
Another Hitchcock Masterpiece....Cary Grant was simply phenomenal and the movie makes u sit right on the edge of your seats till the very last minute...Thats wat a hitchcock movie is all about1
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Got milk?
Although this is probably best remembered for RKO imposing a “happy” ending on Hitchcock, the fact remains that this is yet another of his highly dextrous thrillers. We travel at roughly the same speed as nervous wife Fontaine in starting to suspect that her man-about-town husband is actually a murderer. And of course casting everyone’s favourite, Cary Grant, in that ambiguous role makes it all the more unsettling. The glass of milk scene is rightly famous but throughout Hitchcock lays the groundwork and makes us question all that we know. Even the tacked-on finale works to that same end.
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[Highly rated reviewer]
hitchcock
A classic by alfred hitchcock.
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good
Cary grant at his best ,good fun for all the family
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[Highly rated reviewer]
Suspicion
Mediocre Hitchcock film - but enjoyable - always enjoy watching Cary Grant, who is brilliant in both thrillers and comedies. Never a big fan of Joan Fontaine - a bit aloof I always thought, but still a film worth watching.
Critics' reviews (3)
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A marvellous Hitchcock thriller, with timid Joan Fontaine in mortal fear of being bumped off by her husband, amoral Cary Grant. Fontaine won the best actress Oscar for her pouting female-in-trouble portrayal, though some believe it was to compensate her for not winning the award for Rebecca the previous year. It all begins well enough, with Grant's bounder Johnnie Aysgarth a most unlikeable cad. But the film is hopelessly crippled by the censorship of the time, and is ultimately both predictable and implausible. Nevertheless, there's much to enjoy, not least a totally phoney Hollywood England — Hitch never bothered too much about art direction, and reaches a near-nadir here worse than Marnie with poor studio “cliffs” and weak back projection. There's also sterling support work from British expatriates like Nigel Bruce and Cedric Hardwicke, and lovers of the book Before the Fact by Frances Iles might enjoy watching how Hitch decides to deviate from his source. But the two leads are undeniably in their prime, and reason alone to watch.
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Rather artificial and stiff Hitchcock suspenser, further marred by an ending suddenly switched to please the front office. Full of the interesting touches one would expect.
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Despite a silly cop-out ending (imposed by RKO), a gripping domestic thriller with Fontaine suitably nervy as the prim... read more on Time Out
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