Psycho (1998) movie poster

Psycho (1998)

"Check in. Relax. Take a shower."
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👍 63%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 44%
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Director
Gus Van Sant
Runtime
1h 44m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
5.1/10 (1,032 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
40%
Metacritic
47

Cast

Vince Vaughn as Norman Bates · 69% avg
Anne Heche as Marion Crane · 68% avg
Julianne Moore as Lila Crane · 69% avg
Viggo Mortensen as Samuel 'Sam' Loomis · 74% avg
William H. Macy as Milton Arbogast · 70% avg
Robert Forster as Dr. Simon · 70% avg
Philip Baker Hall as Sheriff Chambers · 71% avg
Anne Haney as Mrs. Chambers · 75% avg

Is Psycho good?

It's divisive. Only 63% of audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 44%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#929 / 1168 · Horror
Rank in its year
#107 / 116 · 1998
Rank among its director's films
#10 / 12 · Gus Van Sant

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

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I know Robin Williams' character is meant to be the hero of Mrs Doubtfire but, on reflection, his behaviour is full level psycho creep while Piers Brosnan's potential stepdad does nothing wrong except be rather dashing
Honestly, imagine how much you would hit the roof if it turned out your ex had been spying on you from *inside* your own house. Brosnan's character,... Read on Reddit →
Top comment: "In this and Liar Liar, you're supposed to root for bio dad. And as a kid you do. As an adult, you..."
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Ridley Scott's 'Alien' has spawned an academic industry that remains unsurpassed. No other film in history, not even 'The Godfather' or 'Psycho', has generated quite the amount of academic research, talks, and papers that 'Alien' has, from biology to post-humanism.
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Top comment: "Used to play a game with my dad involving this movie. I was about 8 or so. I'd beg him to watch it...."
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Jamie Lee Curtis Attends ‘Halloween Kills’ Premiere Dressed as Her Mom’s Iconic ‘Psycho’ Character
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Top comment: "TIL Janet Leigh was Jamie Lee Curtis’ mom"
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