Hitchcockianadj.
/hɪtʃˈkɒkɪən/, U.S. /hɪtʃˈkɑkiən/ Of or relating to Alfred Hitchcock; resembling or characteristic of his films.Hitchcock is best known for his works in the thriller genre, his mastery of suspense, and his exploration of themes including obsession, fear, and paranoia.
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Keatonesque1921
Eisensteinian1930
Hitchcockian1930
Wellesian1938
Capraesque1939
Fordian1940
Bergmanesque1959
Bressonian1959
Tatiesque1959
Buñuelian1962
Godardian1962
Hawksian1962
Sirkian1963
Felliniesque1965
Langian1966
Kubrickian1968
Warholian1972
Altmanesque1974
Scorsesean1977
Herzogian1979
Tarkovskian1980
Spielbergian1982
Lynchian1984
Tarantinoesque1994
1930 Film Weekly 20 Sept. 1/4 (heading) A Hitchcockian idea. Hitchcock told me about a very fine idea he has for making next year a talkie.
1939 Barnard (N.Y.) Bull. 17 Oct. 2/5 The director has used many Hitchcockian devices to add interest to the story. The analogy of fox and murderer—both hunted..is particularly good.
1976 J. Monaco New Wave iv. 63 The American murder mystery on which the film was based was already so Hitchcockian in nature.
1991 Viz Dec. 47/3 A truly epic series of bleak winter landscapes..the repeated image of a single scarlet-breasted bird creates an aura of Hitchcockian menace.
2014 New Yorker 31 Mar. 12/3 But the movie's most Hitchcockian aspect is Desailly, who has the famous director's doughy profile and frustrated air.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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adj.1930