Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.
Rebecca has generally received very positive reviews.
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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 28 Jun 1952
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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 24 Aug 1985
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Rebecca was released in 1940 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 12 reviews, giving Rebecca (1940) an average rating of 82%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 93% and users giving an average score of 90%.
With a score of 82%, Rebecca is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1940, which stands at 63%.
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