Top 20 Hitchcock Films:

With the publication of the latest “Sight and Sound” top ten films list last month, every movie lover was asking themselves the question, “which film really is Hitchcock’s best?” While “Vertigo” is a masterpiece, it is seldom his most beloved film. I decided to try to rank my favorites of his, and this is what I came up with this time around. It might change next week. There are so many good films to choose from, you almost have to cheat:

20. Any of about 10 more films that I wanted to plug in here.

19. “Rebecca” (1940)

18. “The Trouble with Harry” (1955)

17. “Suspicion” (1941)

16. “Strangers on a Train” (1951)

15. “The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog” (1927)

14. “Blackmail” (1929)

13. “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (1934)

12. “The 39 Steps” (1935)

11. “The Lady Vanishes” (1939)

10. “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (1956)

9. “Rope” (1948)

8. “To Catch a Thief” (1955)

7. “Vertigo” (1958)

6. “The Birds” (1963)

5. “Notorious” (1946)

4. “Shadow of a Doubt” (1943)

3. “Psycho” (1960)

2. “North by Northwest” (1959)

1. “Rear Window” (1954)