Hitchcockian

Hitchcockian films are those made by various filmmakers, with the styles and themes similar to those of Alfred Hitchcock.

Characteristics
Elements considered Hitchcockian include:


 * Climactic plot twist.
 * The cool platinum blonde.
 * The presence of a domineering mother in someone's life.
 * An innocent man accused.
 * Restricting the action to a single setting to increase tension (e.g. Lifeboat, Rope, Rear Window).
 * Characters who switch sides and/or who cannot be trusted.
 * Tension building through suspense to the point where the audience enjoys seeing the character in a life-threatening situation (e.g. Vertigo).
 * Average people thrust into strange or dangerous situations (e.g., Psycho, North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much).
 * Bumbling or incompetent authority figures, particularly police officers.
 * Use of darkness to symbolize impending doom (dark clothing, shadows, smoke, etc.)
 * Strong visual use of famous landmarks (Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, Forth Rail Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, Albert Hall, British Museum, Piccadilly Circus, etc.)
 * Mistaken identity (e.g. North by Northwest, Frenzy).
 * The use of a staircase as a motif for impending danger or suspense.
 * Use of a MacGuffin plot device.
 * Referring to crime for mystery rather than presenting it explicitly (e.g. Dial M for Murder).
 * Train scenes (e.g. North by Northwest, The Lady Vanishes, Strangers on a Train, Shadow of a Doubt).
 * The color red provoking a fearful, and potentially self-destructive, reaction.
 * A beautiful woman needlessly embezzling her employer's money.
 * Voyeurism and surveillance.

Notable examples
Some films, or films with scenes, considered Hitchcockian include:


 * Gaslight (1944)
 * Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
 * Niagara (1953)
 * 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
 * Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
 * Midnight Lace (1960)
 * Cape Fear (1962)
 * Charade (1963)
 * From Russia with Love (1963)
 * The Prize (1963)
 * Mirage (1965)
 * Arabesque (1966)
 * Blowup (1966)
 * Wait Until Dark (1967)
 * Duel (1971)
 * Play Misty for Me (1971)
 * Sisters (1972)
 * The Last of Sheila (1973)
 * Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
 * Jaws (1975)
 * Obsession (1976)
 * Halloween (1978)
 * Last Embrace (1979)
 * Dressed to Kill (1980)
 * Blow Out (1981)
 * Body Double (1984)
 * Blue Velvet (1986)
 * Fatal Attraction (1987)
 * Frantic (1988)
 * Arachnophobia (1990)
 * Misery (1990)
 * Cape Fear (1991)
 * Basic Instinct (1992)
 * Shallow Grave (1994)
 * 12 Monkeys (1995)
 * Bound (1996)
 * The Cable Guy (1996)
 * Double Jeopardy (1999)
 * What Lies Beneath (2000)
 * Mulholland Drive (2001)
 * Panic Room (2002)
 * Femme Fatale (2002)
 * Phone Booth (2002)
 * Disturbia (2007)
 * Bad Education (2004)
 * Funny Games (2007)
 * Passion (2012)
 * Side Effects (2013)
 * Stoker (2013)
 * Not Safe for Work (2014)
 * Crimson Peak (2015)
 * The Gift (2015)
 * Don't Breathe (2016)
 * Nocturnal Animals (2016)
 * A Kind of Murder (2016)
 * Split (2016)
 * Thoroughbreds (2017)
 * Gerald's Game (2017)
 * A Simple Favor (2018)
 * Eileen (2023)

Filmmakers
The following is a list of filmmakers who have directed multiple Hitchcockian films:
 * Dario Argento
 * Park Chan-wook
 * Henri-Georges Clouzot
 * Brian De Palma

Australia

 * Roadgames (1981)
 * Crosstalk (1982)
 * Coffin Rock (2009)
 * Blame (2010)
 * Crawl (2011)
 * Bad Blood (2017)

France

 * Les Diaboliques (1955)
 * Plein Soleil (1960)
 * The Bride Wore Black (1968)
 * La Piscine (1969)
 * Mississippi Mermaid (1969)
 * Le Boucher (1970)
 * The Vanishing (1988)
 * Love Crime (2010)
 * Elle (2016)
 * Personal Shopper (2016)
 * L'Amant double (2017)

Germany

 * Unknown (2011)

Italy

 * The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
 * Terror (1978)
 * Tenebrae (1982)

South Korea

 * Mother (2009)
 * The Handmaiden (2016)
 * Decision to Leave (2022)

Spain

 * Buried (2010)

United Kingdom

 * Peeping Tom (1960)