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Hitchcockian
Hitchcockian meaning
Of or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), British filmmaker and producer, or his works, especially noted for suspense and psychothrillers.
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Acrophobia is on the menu with this Hitchcockian dining experience off the front of the Brisbane Powerhouse.
Patrick Wilson and Jessica Biel star in this Hitchcockian noir based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith (The Talented Mr. Ripley, Carol).
From one Hitchcockian hero to anotherappeared in four of ’s films with his performance in marking an illustrious high point of his career.
He also spoke about the victims of the scandal, describing them as having "this extraordinary dignity, considering 20 years of living in a Hitchcockian nightmare.
The Hitchcockian approach to scare sequences (Ripley and Newt ambushed by a facehugger; the motion sensor radar sequences) and twists like the climatic reveal of the Xenomorph Queen and its final battle with Ripley, remain classic moments in terror.
As the myriad gulls who nest there start to gather en masse and get all Hitchcockian, remember that on this remote desolate isle, no one can hear you scream.
In what some may believe to be Hitchcockian, “The Bay of Silence” is a thriller that is too convoluted to thrill, filled with characters who may or may not know the secrets involving the disappearance of a woman and the death of their child.
The film stages a classic Hitchcockian tale against the raw backdrop of slum life in a forgotten quadrant of Cape Town.
He also had "Hitchcockian" themes: the wrong man falsely accused, violence erupting at the times it was least expected, the cool blonde.