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Strangers on a Train (1951)

★ 7.7/10 101 min Crime, Thriller, Drama United States English
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Adaptation: Whitfield Cook
Novel: Patricia Highsmith
Screenplay by: Czenzi Ormonde, Raymond Chandler
Streaming: Not available
It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!

Description

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.

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Top Cast

Farley Granger
Farley Granger Guy Haines
Ruth Roman
Ruth Roman Anne Morton
Robert Walker
Robert Walker Bruno Antony
Leo G. Carroll
Leo G. Carroll Sen. Morton
Patricia Hitchcock
Patricia Hitchcock Barbara Morton
Kasey Rogers
Kasey Rogers Miriam Haines
Marion Lorne
Marion Lorne Mrs. Antony
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale Mr. Antony

Strangers on a Train Appears on 19 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #771
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #193
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #561
Movies Approved By The Church Of Satan
Church of Satan #86
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #754
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #703

Critic Curated

Paste Magazines 100 Best Films Of The 1950s
Paste Magazine #40
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #314
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #171
Slashfilms 95 Best Thrillers Ever Made
SlashFilm #85
Slate Magazines The 75 Greatest LGBT Films
Slate Magazine #71
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #213

Filmmaker Curation

Dario Argento's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #22
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #143
Park Chan Wook's List Of 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #18
Todd Haynes 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #15

Fun Lists

"All Movies Referenced In Every 'Treehouse of Horror' by The Simpsons"
Letterboxd #102

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1950-1959 Films
Letterboxd #84
Showdown Locomotion
Letterboxd Showdown #05

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