Summary
The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind the curtain and his greatest obsession.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+13)
Critics 88Audiences 75GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer88%
Audience score77%
IMDb7.3
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for documentaries, −5 min on the typical 96
typical 9691Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
Released
2017
October 13, 2017
9 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
France- United States
- United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 34
Emilie GermainMarion Crane
Osgood PerkinsSelf
Peter BogdanovichSelf
Guillermo del ToroSelf
Eli RothSelf
Jamie Lee CurtisSelf
Aaron MoorheadSelf
Elijah WoodSelf
Bret Easton EllisSelf- ABAlan BarnetteSelf
- AEAmy E. DuddlestonSelf
Bill KrohnSelf
Bob MurawskiSelf
Neil MarshallSelf- CIChris InnisSelf
Danny ElfmanSelf
Karyn KusamaSelf
Leigh WhannellSelf
Walter MurchSelf
Geoff MarslettKiller
Richard StanleySelf- DTDavid ThomsonSelf
Fred RaskinSelf
Gary RydstromSelf
Directing · 1
- Alexandre O. Philippe Director, Writer
Production · 8
- Joey Porcelli Executive Producer
- Randy Pharo Executive Producer
- Felix Gill Executive Producer
- Kerry Deignan Roy Producer
- Robert Muratore Co-Producer, Director of Photography
- Chad Herschberger Co-Producer, Editor
Sound · 1
- Jon Hegel Original Music Composer
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