“One of the first — and still one of the best — cinematic journeys into the mind of a psychopath.”
—Empire

“PEEPING TOM would offer a glimpse into the mind of Powell himself … Michael Powell was always out of step with the cinema of his own country, and often ahead of his time.”
—BBC

“I’ve always felt that PEEPING TOM and 8 1/2 say everything that can be said about filmmaking, about the process of dealing with film, the objectivity and subjectivity of it, and the confusion between the two. PEEPING TOM shows the aggression of it, how the camera violates.”
—Martin Scorsese

Michael Powell’s psychological thriller about a murderer who uses motion pictures to capture the final moments of his victims’ lives on film is still shocking and revelatory today. The film’s insights into the human condition and the uneasy roots of cinephilia still resonate.

Join us for a special conversation with writer and film critic Katherine Packert Burke on Sunday, July 5. This film’s book pairing, All Us Saints by Katherine Packert Burke, is available for purchase at Alienated Majesty Books, in-person or online.