Rope(1948)- User Reviews

Based on the infamous Leopold and Loeb murder case, "Rope" was transformed into a gripping, but very engaging story by the legendary suspense director, Alfred Hitchcock, about two young, intellectual college students Philip and Brandon (Farley …more»

"Rear Window" used to be my favorite Hitchcock movie but "Rope" was so much more surprising! It's hard to believe it was actually written in the 40's. Check it out if you like a good thiller!more»

A hypnotic film that can be viewed time and time again and can survive sustained scrutiny. Suspense is enhanced by the real time filming technique and is particularly memorable as the maid prepares to put some books into an important piece of furniture. …more»

I enjoyed this film a lot because of all of the suspense. It is a typical Hitchcock film about murder and outrageous characters.
Watch this fil, and if you enjoy it, watch Strangers on a Train.more»

Rope is essentially a play, and a bad one at that. The attempt to film 10 8-minute segments of film is achieved by closing in on the back of an actor and then openiong up again on the same back. It is forced not artistic. And the cheap backdrops are even …more»

...and from the very start the viewer is an accomplice to the murder. Though the real-time premise is one of the film's main assets, together with the almost-ten-minutes strips of uninterrupted action and the camera moving all over the set, it's …more»

Rope is a marvelously put together film that unfolds gripping moments and Hitchcock who simply is in top notch form.more»

Nothing but overall horrible. It is a typical old- timer movie. I and no one would reccommend it. Do not watch this movie!!!more»

It reminded me very much of a Coffin Joe flick called Perversion! Not only do the main characters act out their deranged fantasies but they openly boast about the advantages of murder to party guests like anti-prophets of death and they serve food to …more»

Rope has such an interesting plot, that the story alone makes this worth seeing. But you have to wonder if something like this could ever happen. Hitchcocks first(I think) color film is, in my mind, better than one of his most aclaimed films, Verti …more»