The documentary features reflections from directors including James Gray, Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, Wes Anderson, David Fincher, Arnaud Desplechin, and Olivier Assayas, and is narrated by Bob Balaban, who co-starred with Truffaut in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 95% score based on 110 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10.

[7] Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a grade of "A−", commenting that "the best part is getting to hear both men talk about their art in exhaustive, almost fetishistic detail".

[8] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film 3.5 out of 4, saying, "My only problem with Hitchcock/Truffaut is that it's too short at 80 minutes.

[10] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter stated that "this documentary will be a top draw wherever films about filmmakers are welcome".