What is the best Alfred Hitchcock movie of all time?

The master of suspense left behind a legacy of films that still make audiences hold their breath decades later. From shower scenes to birds attacking and staircases that spin, Alfred Hitchcock defined psychological thriller cinema — which of his films is the ultimate masterwork?

1. 1
   Vertigo

   A retired detective with a fear of heights is hired to follow a mysterious woman, leading him into an obsessive spiral of love and deceit.
2. 2
   Psycho

   A secretary on the run checks into a remote motel run by a mysterious young man with a troubled relationship with his mother.
3. 3
   Rear Window

   A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
4. 4
   North by Northwest

   A Madison Avenue advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent and chased across America by spies.
5. 5
   The Birds

   A small coastal town is terrorized by sudden, unexplained, and vicious attacks by birds of all kinds.
6. 6
   Strangers on a Train

   A chance meeting on a train leads to a sinister proposal: two strangers will each commit a murder the other desires.