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When a woman is discovered as missing--last seen at the infamous Bates Motel in the desert--her sister and boyfriend visit the place only to find it run by a voyeuristic, taxidermist loner whose possessed by his dead mother and dresses himself up like her, adopting her personality.
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Suspense/Horror and Thriller |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 49 min. |
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| Release Date: |
January 1, 1960 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R |
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| Distributors: |
Paramount Pictures
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
A-
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BBC, David Wood
"...gripping and irrevocably gruesome..." more...
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A |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...no other Hitchcock film had a greater impact." more...
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A |
Classic Horror Reviews,
"...perfectly straddles the line between the ...classics of old and the modern slasher." more...
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filmcritic.com, Christopher Null
"A rare must-see." more...
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A |
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