Psycho
Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles
A secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.
Why you'll love it
A classic suspense thriller that set the standard for the genre.
The Night of the Hunter
Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish
A self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.
Why you'll love it
A suspenseful black and white film about two children pursued by a religious fanatic.
Touch of Evil
Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh
A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping and police corruption in a Mexican border town.
Why you'll love it
A film noir thriller about a corrupt police officer.
The Maltese Falcon
Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George
San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.
Why you'll love it
A classic film noir about a private detective's dealings with three unscrupulous adventurers.
Strangers on a Train
Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman
A psychopathic man tries to forcibly persuade a tennis star to agree to his theory that two strangers can get away with murder by submitting to his plan to kill the other's most-hated person.
Why you'll love it
A suspense thriller about a tennis player and a charming psychopath who discuss swapping murders.