6 Best Leo G. Carroll Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 7, 2026

Leo G. Carroll became one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most trusted collaborators, appearing in six of his films across three decades of taut psychological thrillers. North by Northwest chases an advertising man mistaken for an agent, Strangers on a Train makes a pact to murder each other’s relatives, Spellbound pairs a psychiatrist with an amnesiac impostor, and Waterloo Bridge shatters a ballerina’s wartime romance. Rebecca and Wuthering Heights round out the list.

North by Northwest (1959)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 97% Metacritic 98

An advertising executive is mistaken for a spy and pursued across the country by dangerous agents.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 2h 17m · Rated G

Nominated for 3 Oscars9 wins & 7 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Strangers on a Train (1951)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A tennis player is horrified when a stranger proposes they 'swap' murders to get away with both.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 41m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: TCM · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Spellbound (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.4

An amnesiac psychiatrist suspected of murder must uncover his true identity to clear his name.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 51m

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Waterloo Bridge (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.5

C. Aubrey Smith features in this drama about a ballerina's wartime romance with a soldier that is derailed by tragedy and a devastating secret.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 1h 48m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Rebecca (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A young bride is haunted by the lingering presence of her husband's dead first wife.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 2h 10m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Brew

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Wuthering Heights (1939)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Aubrey Mather features in this adaptation of a foundling's intense, doomed love for his adoptive family's daughter that haunts them all.

Directed by William Wyler · 1h 44m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Leo G. Carroll Movies

North by Northwest (1959)

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Spellbound (1945)

Waterloo Bridge (1940)

Rebecca (1940)

Wuthering Heights (1939)

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