Rebecca
1940
· Movie
· 130 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #392
- IMDb #334
- Google retired #3286
- Rotten Tomatoes #91
- Metacritic #238
- Letterboxd #345
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #106
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #337
- Metacritic Critics #356
- Metacritic Audience #285
- Criticker #186
- Douban #424
- Kinopoisk #530
- AlloCiné #677
- Trakt #669
Every rating
70–98
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Google on 70, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98. Critics average 92, everyone else 80.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A shy young companion marries a wealthy widower and moves to his vast estate, Manderley. She is immediately oppressed by the memory of his first wife, the beautiful and seemingly perfect Rebecca, whose presence is kept alive by the estate's sinister housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers. The new wife feels haunted as she uncovers the dark secrets of Rebecca's death.
Details
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Writers
- Joan Harrison, Robert E. Sherwood
- Based on
- Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
- Released
- 23 March 1940
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Rated
- NR
- Awards
- 2 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (26) →
Awards & nominations
See all 12 →2 wins from 12 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Best Actor 1941 | Best Actor | Laurence Olivier | Nominee |
| Best Actress 1941 | Best Actress | Joan Fontaine | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction – Black and White 1941 | Best Art Direction – Black and White | Lyle R. Wheeler | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography – Black and White 1941 | Best Cinematography – Black and White | George Barnes | Winner |
| Best Director 1941 | Best Director | Alfred Hitchcock | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing 1941 | Best Film Editing | Hal C. Kern | Nominee |
| Best Original Score 1941 | Best Original Score | Franz Waxman | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay 1941 | Best Screenplay | Robert E. Sherwood and Joan Harrison | Nominee |
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Best Cinematography – Black and White
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography – Black and White | George Barnes | Winner |
Outstanding Production
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Production | David O. Selznick (for Selznick International Pictures ) | Winner |
Best Actress
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Joan Fontaine | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Joan Fontaine | Nominee |
Best Actor
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Laurence Olivier | Nominee |
Best Art Direction – Black and White
1 nomination
| Best Art Direction – Black and White | Lyle R. Wheeler | Nominee |
Best Director
1 nomination
| Best Director | Alfred Hitchcock | Nominee |
Best Film Editing
1 nomination
| Best Film Editing | Hal C. Kern | Nominee |
Best Original Score
1 nomination
| Best Original Score | Franz Waxman | Nominee |
Best Screenplay
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Robert E. Sherwood and Joan Harrison | Nominee |
Best Special Effects
1 nomination
| Best Special Effects | Jack Cosgrove and Arthur Johns | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Judith Anderson | Nominee |