@AISLE_GHOUL2026-01-02 02:00 UTC
Two solid hours of characters staring intensely out of rain-slicked windows. Brilliant work, North by Northwest.
1959 · Adventure / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
North by Northwest
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
No synopsis available. Probably for the best.
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RELEASE DATE
1959
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GENRE
Adventure / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
PLOT SUMMARY
Synopsis withheld out of mercy.
STARRING CAST
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@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-01 02:00 UTC
Counted four explosions before the studio logo finished. North by Northwest knows its audience.
@CREDITS_FLEE2025-12-31 09:00 UTC
If North by Northwest was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
@RATIO_RAT2026-01-14 19:00 UTC
North by Northwest thinks "scary" means turning the lights off and slamming a kitchen drawer.
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r/movies · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 2.2k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in North by Northwest actually is?
Honestly, North by Northwest would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/movies · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 2.2k points
The cinematography in North by Northwest is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Director clearly thought North by Northwest was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/criticalkino · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 4.7k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in North by Northwest?
Look, I wanted to love North by Northwest. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/flicks · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 0.8k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in North by Northwest?
Just got out of North by Northwest and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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