Strangers on a Train
It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!
A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $7M
Who's in it
Cast
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Movie DNA
How Strangers on a Train actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Strangers on a Train appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Detective Movies Ranked #30
Placed at #30 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Strangers on a Train returned 5.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $7M
- Release date
- Jun 27, 1951
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English, French
- Country
- United States of America
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