Strangers on a Train (1951)

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It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

• Released: 1951-06-27
• Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 41m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 1,940 votes

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Top cast

• Farley Granger as Guy Haines
• Ruth Roman as Anne Morton
• Robert Walker as Bruno Antony
• Leo G. Carroll as Senator Morton
• Patricia Hitchcock as Barbara Morton
• Kasey Rogers as Miriam Haines
• Marion Lorne as Mrs. Antony
• Jonathan Hale as Mr. Antony
• Howard St. John as Captain Turley
• John Brown as Prof. Collins

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Strangers on a Train

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, 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: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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