Release Date
March 8, 1960
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Running Time
109 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated R for terror
The Bates Hotel sits quietly off the beaten track, occasionally bringing in a customer or two. The rooms, the lot, and the old house that overlooks the hotel are maintained by a single man, Norman Bates. Norman bates is a friendly man but deprived of a life; his whole existence is around the hotel. He's lonely in the large, old home and when visitors come, especially young women, he is more than delighted to make... Full synopsis »
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