North by Northwest

It's a deadly game of "tag" and Cary Grant is "it"!

Plot Summary

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

new york city

assassination

undercover agent

espionage

spy

mistaken identity

deception

romance

fugitive

on the run

advertising

framed

on the road

government agent

road movie

framed for murder

trains

cold war era

mount rushmore

absurd

adventure

man on the run

couple on the run

moral relativism

awestruck

cliché