Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'North by Northwest' right now, here are some key details about the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adventure flick. North by Northwest starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 16 min. The release date of the movie is August 6th, 1959. The movie received a user score of 80/100 on TMDb, which is based on reviews from 4,349 platform users.
Ready to dive into the plot? Here's the plot: "Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase."
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'North by Northwest' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on August 6th, 1959
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August 29th, 2000
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