Horror · Thriller
American
1963 · Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 119 min
A glamorous San Francisco socialite follows a man she has just met to the small coastal town of Bodega Bay, carrying a pair of lovebirds as her pretext. The tone starts light and flirtatious, then grows uneasy as something odd stirs in the birds around the town.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining late work by Hitchcock and a cornerstone of modern horror, showing how a major studio could fuse romantic comedy, technical spectacle and unease in one big-budget Technicolor picture.
Watch with intention
Watch how long Hitchcock holds back, and what he puts on screen while he waits.
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