August 13 marks the English director, producer, and screenwriter Sir Alfred Hitchcock’s 122nd birth anniversary. Known as the ‘Master of Suspense’, Hitchcock directed over 50 feature films over a period of six decades and gained international fame for his stylised visual storytelling, use of music, and recurring themes of voyeurism and subversion. Despite being nominated five times, he never won the Academy Award for Best Director but has sustained a cult following. His illustrious legacy spanning genres, from horror to comedy, is dotted with cinematic gems. To celebrate his legendary career, we have rounded up the best of Alfred Hitchcock’s movies for cinephiles to indulge in.

Psycho (1960)