Christopher Lloyd The Film Yap Sep 14, 2026 3.5/5

One of Alfred Hitchcock's most remembered thrillers, it boasts a killer premise about two men "crisscrossing" murders but devolves into standard MacGuffin-chasing and gay panic.

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Cameron Meier MeierMovies.com Apr 6, 2026 4.5/5

"Strangers," shot in beautiful black and white, is a treat for the eyes and brain, particularly because it was apparently the last Hitchcock film shot on nitrate.

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nov 4, 2025 3.5/4

Robert Walker's creepy performance ranks among the best found in any Hitchcock film.

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Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Feb 8, 2025

... one of Alfred Hitchcock’s undisputed masterpieces, a thriller of demented wish fulfillment turned into a waking nightmare that turns on a chance meeting.

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Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Mar 18, 2024 4/5

Despite some questionable changes from Patricia Highsmith's source material, Strangers on a Train showcases Hitchcock at his most gleeful, emphatically building suspense before an explosive climax.

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Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast Mar 13, 2024 4.5/5

Hitchcock frequently subverts expectations, particularly in how he involves secondary characters. The obvious queerness of one (if not both) leads is undeniable and the film boasts two iconic set pieces: Miriam's murder and the carousal climax.

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Noah Gittell Washington City Paper Jul 6, 2023

The taut narrative of Strangers on a Train is supported by some of the best visual filmmaking of Hitchcock’s career.

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Manny Farber The Nation Jun 20, 2023

Hitchcock’s latest film, Strangers on a Train , is fun to watch if you check your intelligence at the box office.

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Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Mar 27, 2023 4.5/5

Strangers on a Train is one of the best Alfred Hitchcock films.

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Cody Dericks them. Oct 26, 2022

The unyielding sharpness of his obsession eventually proves to be his downfall, solidifying him as not only one of the great queer antagonists, but also as a darkly tragic figure who inspires as much fascination as he does revulsion.

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Jean-Luc Godard Cahiers du Cinéma Sep 1, 2021

I know no other recent film, in fact, which better conveys the condition of modern man, who must escape his fate without the help of the gods.

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Jay Carmody Washington Star Aug 20, 2021

All this is quite incredible, but it is not lacking in excitement at any time.

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Dean Lamanna Film Threat May 11, 2021 7/10

Showcases the technical prowess and brilliant editing that are among the hallmarks of Hitchcock's work.

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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Aug 23, 2020 7/10

It's the kind of crime setup that is unable to face scrutiny by even slightly more modern detective practices - and, by extension, modern audiences.

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Tim Dirks Filmsite Sep 29, 2019 A+

Strangers on a Train (1951) was director Alfred Hitchcock's suspenseful, noirish black and white thriller about two train passengers: tennis pro Guy Haines (Farley Granger) and psychopathic dandy Bruno Antony (Robert Walker)...

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Aug 20, 2019 3.5/4

...a solid premise that's employed to consistently captivating effect by Alfred Hitchock...

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Nathanael Hood The Young Folks Feb 21, 2019 9/10

...one of the most effectively suspenseful films of Hitchcock's career.

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Rosalie Kicks MovieJawn Jan 28, 2019 4/4

"Is there even a more ideal place to hatch a murder, than a train? Easily one of my favorite Hitch flicks!"

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Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) Nov 2, 2018

The upshot is a perfect Alfred Hitchcock thriller...with a ingenious plot taken from a Patricia Highsmith novel and a memorably seductive villain.

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THR Staff The Hollywood Reporter Jun 30, 2017

Strangers on a Train is an admirable demonstration of Alfred Hitchcock's virtuosity in the area of suspense dramas.

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