Psycho (1960) - ‎Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles

When Marion Crane steals money from her workplace and takes flight for California, she little realises the consequences of checking into the Bates Motel... One of Hitchcock’s greatest achievements, Psycho combines suspense, Gothic horror, dark humour and rich ironies to dazzling effect. Leigh and Perkins turn in pitch-perfect performances, while Bernard Herrmann’s score is memorably eloquent and atmospheric.