Nice atmosphere and character work, but the movie is s ower than need be, and the end falls a bit flat

This movie was fantastic from beginning to end. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time! The entire cast was wonderful, definitely a must see movie!

Awesome film. Unexpected ending.

This is a perfect movie and should've swept the Oscar that year, but the Academy definetly has some sort of bias against Hitchcock. The story is absolute perfect and even better than the book; the acting is absolute immaculate on literally all sides; the pacing is perfect and you won't even realize this movie is a whole 130 minutes due to how engaging it is!

The storyline save this one. Going back this far with movies is often a roll of the dice for me. I try to be objective and keep in mind the context of the writing, directing, acting, and effects of the time. But so often I find the acting so wooden and unrealistic. I found it in "Rebecca", too. Olivier is fine as de Winter, though the character goes back & forth from being a charismatic, strong figure, to being a flaky weakling. Fontaine does good work at times, then goes into that contrived, exaggerated stance, going whole sequences saying nothing with her mouth slack and agape. I guess that's her way of showing terror and confusion. Seemed almost hokey. And that Mrs. Danvers, she's a real hoot, huh? Like Frau Blücher without the charm. Anderson was far from the terrifiying figure she's made out to be. Like Phil Burbank in " The Power of the Dog". Hitchcock did what he could with the tools and tech of his time. The movie works overall, but again, it's the writing that wins. But the basic storyline is better than the dialogue, which is good in exposition and creating & maintaining characters. But then there's the lame romantic lines between the leads. Then there's the strings. The score is painfully bad, imo. Those strings coming in nearly took me out of the movie. Such an unnecessary contrivance. Still, I was happy with the ending and general wrap-up. So all in all, I've give it 3.3 stars

This film is the only Hitchcock movie to win the Best Picture Oscar. He never won the Academy Award for Best Director. Interestingly, while overall another terrific achievement, this one didn't grab me as much as some of his later offerings. Although there's suspense here, it feels more like soap opera at times. And this isn't necessarily the fault of Olivier's performance, but every time he is onscreen I can't help but think of Harvey Korman on "The Carol Burnett Show" - Korman did a character that is an obvious impersonation of Lord Olivier here. At over two hours, the movie drags a bit in the middle, but it definitely picks up steam and the last 45 minutes get better and better. Fontaine is superb, and Anderson is one of the creepier supporting characters in recent memory. Hitchcock is a rare breed - I've become very nit-picky when it comes to his movies because of the brilliance I've seen on several occasions. And even though I found faults here, faulty Hitchcock is better than most moviemakers doing their career bests!

Great acting by the entire cast with a standout role by Florence Bates. Hitchcock shows his genius with his first American film. I'm seen this several times. I would have preferred Vivien Leigh as the second Mrs. Dewinter (who has no first name as contrasted with Rebecca, who we never see). My idea of a perfect film.

It's Hitchcock, so the story is good, but this is not his best work. The staging and screen direction are okay.

I prefer the book to the film.

One of Hitchcock's greatest films. The acting is simply phenomenal, all the characters are written so well and the twists at the end are cherry on top of the cake. It's a bit of a slow burn but it's so worth it.

Com certeza "Rebecca" é um filme inesquecível.

Who the hell is Rebecca, and what dark secret does Max conceal from his new bride? Watch this haunting tale and find out...

A film with an interesting plot but unfortunatley the characters are opposite.

Superb film with outstanding casting. Makes all of the remakes look silly and unnecessary.

This requires at least 2 viewings to fully appreciate this All Time Classic. Besides the first 15 minutes which feel very loaded with exposition moving at a lightning pace the film slows down to a perfect pacing from there. Besides the fast expose pacing at the start the rest is nothing short of incredible. The acting between the two leads is excellent overall with great chemistry. The editing, pacing, and cinematography are all phenomenal and feel so modern. But as superb as all those elements are, the soundtrack is incredibly eerie and haunting when needed and charming and romantic making it for me the element that makes so many scenes. On top of that the plot is in the hands of a lesser director would easily have fumbled over making a farfetched story on paper seem so tangible and believable. The feat of making this so uniquely memorable and never showing Rebecca but making us feel as if we know her in our own head is nothing short of genius. This all comes together to create on of the most uniquely haunting and memorable thrillers of all time. One of the Best Films of All Time.

Extremely slow. I did enjoy the performances but the movie's pacing makes it entirely too boring.

Impeccable performances. A bit longer than it could have been (120 minutes would've sufficed).

Hard to believe a twisted tale like this wild take best Picture in 1940. Quite the twisted tale.

Alfred Hitchcock's first Hollywood movie features inventive camera work, superb acting, and a story full of twists and turns. Winner of two Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Cinematogrophy, it has been remade several times for television. One 13 year old girl was quickly caught up in the suspensful atmosphere Hitchcock sustains throughout, but laughed at some of the period attributes like the fake backdrop in the driving scenes. There's a certain paternalism evident in the relationship between Mr. deWinter and Louise. It could be that they are from different class backgrounds. Complex stories like Rebecca open up surprising opportunities for dialogue with children. In the end, the truly memorable character in the movie is the petty and hateful Mrs. Danvers, played by Dame Judith Anderson, who does everything in her power to destroy the new Mrs. deWinter. Her perfectly poised nastiness hovers over the story and gives the. movie its real edge.

Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca is a masterpiece. He and his team transformed Daphne Du Maurier's best selling novel into a beautiful, complex and gripping film, full of subtlety and dramatic tension. It's a psychological thriller, a romance, and a murder mystery with well-drawn character portraits of the protagonists and the supporting players too. Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier are outstanding.