Marnie (1964)

We cover Marnie this week. Hitchcock's controversial 1964 psychodrama about a thief and the man who loves her...err perhaps that should be desires her. Or covets het. We get into it. ***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes. Details: A Universal Picture, produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Written by Jay Presson Allen, based on the Winston Graham novel. Starring Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery, Diane Baker, Martin Gabel, Mariette Hartley, Bruce Dern, Lousie Latham. Cinematography by Robert Burks. Music by Bernard Herrmann. Ranking: 20 out of 52. Ranking movies is a reductive parlor game. It’s also fun. And it’s a good way to frame a discussion. We aggregated over 70 ranked lists from critics, fans, and magazines Marnie got 1,957 ranking points.