Shadow of a Doubt
1943 · Movie · PG · 107 min · ★ 7.5 · 97% critics
In a quiet small town, a bored young woman is thrilled when her charming, worldly uncle comes to stay with her family. As odd moments and uneasy clues pile up, admiration turns into suspicion, and she finds herself caught between loyalty and the fear that real danger has slipped into her own home.
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Details
- Years
- 1943
- Release date
- 1943-01-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 97/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (1,155 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a slow-burn, domestic suspense story where dread grows inside an ordinary home, with a tense cat-and-mouse dynamic; Not for you if you need constant action or big surprises like Rear Window.
Pros: steady, creeping suspense; strong lead performances; unsettling small-town mood | Cons: slow early stretch; some plot credibility gaps; mystery feels obvious
Themes
- small town
- california
- library
- widow
- bank
- detective
- telegram
- housewife
- film noir
- incest overtones
- murder
- fugitive
- +18 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Story · 1944 · nominated
Cast & crew
Teresa Wright
as Young Charlie
Joseph Cotten
as Uncle Charlie
Macdonald Carey
as Jack Graham
Henry Travers
as Joseph Newton
Patricia Collinge
as Emma Newton
Hume Cronyn
as Herbie Hawkins
Wallace Ford
as Fred Saunders
Edna May Wonacott
as Ann Newton
Charles Bates
as Roger Newton
Irving Bacon
as Station Master
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock