Action/Thriller

Hitch's film draws from several genres, combining straight-up action-film awesomeness with elements of the intrigue-filled and suspenseful psychological thriller.

But, as we emphasize in our "Narrative Technique" section, action trumps just about everything else in North by Northwest, where Hitch's main goal is to chase Thornhill all over the map in a series of fast-paced action episodes. But the constant suspense and tension park this film squarely in the Thriller genre as well.

It's definitely not a typical rom-com—the romance is more of a cat-and-mouse variety—but Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint definitely have comic gifts and send those sparks flying to cap off the most unlikely of romances with a happily married ending.