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- 1955
- PG
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 46 m
- 1955
- PG
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 46 m
Summary A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.
Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
Written By: John Michael Hayes, David Dodge, Alec Coppel
- 1955
- PG
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 46 m
- 1955
- PG
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 46 m
To Catch a Thief
7.2
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Summary A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.
Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
Written By: John Michael Hayes, David Dodge, Alec Coppel
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
82
95% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
5% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Thief is giddy with eye candy, but the scenery is always secondary to the screenplay, which well serves the blinding star-power on display.
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Generally Favorable
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Generally Favorable
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7.2
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It’s all very superficial, but carried off with impeccable style.
Hitchcock and screenwriter John Michael Hayes posited voyeuristic spectacle as the essence of cinema in Rear Window; in To Catch a Thief they validate their thesis with plenty of spectacle to be voyeuristic over.
There are few thrills in this romantic comedy-thriller--it's no more than a pleasant minor diversion, but it does have a zingy air of sophistication.
One of the most lightweight (and not even particularly deceptively so) of Hitchcock's comedy-thrillers.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Writers Guild of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
Venice Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
