Rope
It begins with a shriek...it ends with a shot! From beginning to end, nothing ever held you like Alfred Hitchcock's ROPE!
1948 • 81 min • Thriller · Crime · Drama
Synopsis
Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.
Our family guide
Best from age 13- 75 Reviewers · 4 · 60%
- 79 Audience · 3064 · 40%
Two young men host a dinner party, inviting friends and family of a classmate they just murdered, as part of an intellectual "perfect crime" experiment. The suspense builds as their former professor suspects foul play.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 5/10
Heads up
- Discussions of murder and a concealed body
- Characters drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes throughout
- Intense psychological suspense
What it models well
- Intellectual curiosity
- Consequences of actions
- Moral responsibility
Talk about it after
- The nature of good and evil
- The dangers of intellectual arrogance
- How secrets affect relationships
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Top billed cast
Director: Alfred Hitchcock • Crew: Arthur Laurents
Trailers & clips
James Stewart Discovers the Body in 'Rope' (1948) | Hitchcock Presents
The Opening Scene from Rope (1948) | Hitchcock Presents
In Defence Of Murder "Rope" | Hitchcock Presents
Rupert's Suspicious "Rope" | Hitchcock Presents
Original Theatrical Trailer
Reviewer notes
Not recommended_Rope_ is often praised for its technical ambition but falls flat in genuine suspense. The single-take gimmick overshadows the storytelling, leaving it feeling more like a stage play trapped in a cinematic format. Jimmy Stewart’s earnest charm feels misplaced here; his usual gravitas is oddly muted, making his presence more distracting than commanding.…
RecommendedNow I may be completely off beam here, but there is something ever so slightly homo-erotic about the relationship between John Dall ("Brandon") and Farley Granger ("Philip") in this rather clunky murder tale that is less of a mystery and more of a bragging exercise.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersRope was the first Alfred Hitchcock/James Stewart collaboration. They would go on to do "Rear Window", "The Man Who Knew Too Much", and finally, "Vertigo". This being the first, and also a kind of experimental film on Hitchcock's part, it is the weakest of the four. Shot as a play, mainly in one room, and with only a handful of cast members, the concept of how it was done is intriguing even today.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersCan't believe I'm only seeing this now. It's great. Basically a play. There couldn't have been more than 15 shots. Ending had me in tears. Shouts out
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.9/10 (3,064)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1,500,000
- Box office
- $2,200,000
- IMDb
- tt0040746