Is it better than vertigo.

North By Northwest is pretty much a screwball comedy. It does have it's moments and some classic sequences but top to bottom, Vertigo is a more interesting film in my opinion. I find it pretty flawed (the ending wa sore try cheap) but it is a top 5 Hitchcock film, whereas North by Northwest is in the top 10.. maybe. Heck.. I'll tKe the Birds over NbyNW.

Not really similar. That's like saying it's better than Psycho or that Apocalypse Now is better than Peggy Sue Got Married.

I think so . Vertigo is such an over rated picture . NBNW , the birds , psycho aren't dated at all .

I don't think so, NBNW I thought was good but I felt the last act kind of let me down. I feel like his name shouldn't have been cleared until the very end, when they cleared his name so early on it kind of relieved the tension. I also heard the Mt. Rushmore sequence was so thrilling but I was letdown by it although this could be due to the limited resources available in 1959. Vertigo kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end. Out of the Hitchcock films I've seen this is how I would rank them:

1) Psycho
2) Vertigo
3) The Birds
4) North By Northwest
5) Dial M For Murder
6) Rear Window

I disagree, I adore "Vertigo" and think "NbNW" isn't anything special. But I don't mind if you disagree, and I can see why some people might prefer the lighter "NbNW" to a descent into madness.

Really, I don't find "NbNW" particularly suspenseful, engaging, or funny, same for "To Catch a Thief". I adore Cary Grant, but I don't think his work with Hitchcock was the best of his career. Grant was a master of comedy, and Hitchcock was not.

They are both great but yeah this is slightly better. both 10/10 for me btw

It's my favorite Hitchcock movie. Better than Vertigo, The Birds and even Psycho (although it's super close).