North by Northwest (1959)

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It's a deadly game of "tag" and Cary Grant is "it"!

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

• Released: 1959-08-06
• Genres: Thriller, Adventure
• Runtime: 2h 17m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 8.0/10 from 4,728 votes

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Top cast

• Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill
• Eva Marie Saint as Eve Kendall
• James Mason as Phillip Vandamm
• Jessie Royce Landis as Clara Thornhill
• Leo G. Carroll as Professor
• Josephine Hutchinson as Mrs. Townsend
• Philip Ober as Lester Townsend
• Martin Landau as Leonard
• Adam Williams as Valerian
• Edward Platt as Victor Larrabee

Full cast & crew

Where to watch North by Northwest

• United States: stream on YouTube TV; watch free on Philo, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; watch free on BBC iPlayer; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Britbox Apple TV channel; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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