The Big Sleep (1946)

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Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love (imdb)

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Genres: Crime, Mystery

Country: USA

Directed By: Howard Hawks

Written By: Leigh Brackett, Raymond Chandler, William Faulkner, Jules Furthman

Starring: Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone, Peggy Knudsen, Elisha Cook Jr., Regis Toomey, Louis Jean Heydt, Charles D. Brown, Charles Waldron, Bob Steele

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Date	User	Rating
Jan 18	mattguindon	95 _76%
Jan 14	swolfesj	68 _74%
Jan 11	awesomeman	99 _93%
Jan 09	KamilPPP	15 _0%
Jan 05	lance20000	90 _79%
A pretty darn good hard-boiled detective film. There are moments so absurd and cliche it made me laugh out loud, but Raymond Chalder's dialogue so a lot of the work to make it a fun and thrilling ride. It's not the smartest movie I've seen, the plot makes little sense and the time is all over the place, but damn it, it sure is fun.
Jan 04	Mahasamatman	80 _89%
Jan 02	colmener	90 _92%
Dec 31, 2019	ti89	85 _70%
Dec 29, 2019	Bolido	88 _92%
Dec 13, 2019	CineLounge	71 _40%
Dec 12, 2019	mycollection	100 _0%
Dec 11, 2019	WarrenWho	80 _79%
Dec 05, 2019	jal90	90 _86%
Dec 03, 2019	VelvetGent	72 _29%
Dec 02, 2019	CoffeeMage	78 _60%
Nov 29, 2019	abc0331	86 _87%
Nov 25, 2019	greysin1	75 _50%
Nov 23, 2019	TheBellDings	70 _67%
Nov 22, 2019	jamoncito	75 _47%
Nov 21, 2019	PCSS	60 _10%
Nov 21, 2019	katrina	94 _0%
Nov 18, 2019	jentze	80 _58%
The role of the plot is mainly to set up situations for Marlowe to encounter beautiful women, eccentric crooks, and powerful oligarchs with immense wealth in a world of deep rooted moral corruption. Bacall-Bogart is what the film is all about - supposedly, but it actually boasts many great female characters: Dorothy Malone as the helpful bookstore girl; Agnez Lowzier as the second tier femme fatale; and the awesome Martha Vickers as Carmen, the nymphomaniac lolita little sister.
Nov 05, 2019	cagdas	76 _64%
Nov 04, 2019	Pugs4Less	90 _67%
Nov 03, 2019	babil7	90 _81%
Nov 01, 2019	istavritos	70 _31%
Oct 29, 2019	PanStankevic	8 _62%
Oct 28, 2019	konekonoir	80 _91%
Oct 28, 2019	Mavoy	90 _87%
Oct 26, 2019	kritikos	1 _5%
Oct 24, 2019	SfkDdw	90 _87%
Oct 23, 2019	Kylts	70 _70%
Oct 23, 2019	AD101192!	67 _69%
Oct 21, 2019	Herra Huu	4 _0%
Oct 21, 2019	Guy...	50 _72%
Oct 18, 2019	KDC87	89 _81%
Oct 14, 2019	FrankXVI	100 _97%
Oct 14, 2019	MarkFilmBuff	82 _66%
Oct 12, 2019	mesqueunclup	80 _51%
Oct 03, 2019	pjotor	40 _48%
Oct 01, 2019	Ace666	60 _43%
Sep 25, 2019	onurumut	80 _48%
Sep 23, 2019	bmmello	82 _74%
Sep 22, 2019	Blondone86	70 _38%
Sep 20, 2019	Keekdahl	90 _94%
Sep 20, 2019	mduberst	75 _42%
Sep 17, 2019	doyler29	90 _83%
A really great adaptation of Chandler's novel that manages to be pretty faithful even though the Production Code prevents the film from mentioning pornography, narcotics and homosexuality, all of which to the plot. The film's biggest weakness is what should be an asset. It's the second on screen pairing of Bogart and Lauren Bacall. They certainly have chemistry, but less here than in "To Have and Have Not".
Sep 13, 2019	mirj	75 _59%
Aug 27, 2019	ellutzab	95 _68%
Aug 22, 2019	gurkov	60 _38%
Aug 19, 2019	TMDaines	70 _43%
Aug 19, 2019	wintersunset	70 _61%
Aug 16, 2019	rollsroyce	34 _15%
Aug 15, 2019	damper	70 _73%
Aug 13, 2019	Berk Tuna	70 _0%
Aug 13, 2019	hazelhawks	88 _94%
Aug 12, 2019	sandman248	80 _63%
Aug 10, 2019	brunocinema	100 _90%
Aug 09, 2019	bal3x	80 _89%
Aug 06, 2019	Doble-G	80 _56%
Jul 08, 2019	Numogram	69 _51%
Jul 07, 2019	Boromi	70 _37%
Jun 29, 2019	Possebon	84 _82%
Jun 23, 2019	adrianamelia	85 _50%
Jun 22, 2019	xombiemonkey	7 _56%
Jun 21, 2019	Slowjoe	70 _66%
Jun 20, 2019	Dingleberry	70 _79%
Jun 18, 2019	selinozcelik	65 _19%
Jun 15, 2019	mutter	85 _92%
Jun 15, 2019	dmandw	60 _58%
Jun 08, 2019	Geslimmar	50 _36%
Jun 06, 2019	Nangijala	80 _81%
Jun 03, 2019	IndyFan12	73 _25%
May 31, 2019	Hyperion+	4 _71%
May 26, 2019	Teproc	75 _84%
May 25, 2019	Lamentable M	95 _93%
May 16, 2019	Bottlerocket	70 _73%
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May 11, 2019	goldfinger	80 _84%
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May 03, 2019	cweng50	70 _62%
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Apr 28, 2019	Toke Za	70 _64%
Apr 27, 2019	nickyeyez	80 _75%
Apr 23, 2019	AHALE80	100 _0%
Apr 22, 2019	JakeAesthete	82 _82%
Apr 11, 2019	jdnolla	7 _63%
Apr 06, 2019	Barbudo	72 _5%
Apr 03, 2019	mariellejh	89 _84%
Mar 25, 2019	GFoster	51 _29%
Mar 24, 2019	tommyb	90 _72%
Mar 24, 2019	vildanden	70 _71%
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Mar 15, 2019	Todd	3 _5%
Mar 13, 2019	Lionel Hutz	86 _86%
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Mar 08, 2019	Dayave	88 _84%
Mar 05, 2019	mate_cosido	90 _91%
Mar 04, 2019	koopmanjl	88 _83%
Mar 04, 2019	elimpe	79 _75%
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Feb 26, 2019	Brewster	80 _89%
Feb 24, 2019	napolenbrady	91 _84%
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Feb 24, 2019	Movies14916	93 _78%
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Feb 23, 2019	buddhalou	80 _73%
Feb 21, 2019	MortSahlFan	50 _11%
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Feb 01, 2019	Eignarom	87 _91%
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Jan 15, 2019	okayka	100 _95%
Jan 11, 2019	JFA89	5 _25%
Jan 07, 2019	4tVkhr	80 _43%
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Jan 06, 2019	Chuck92	70 _36%
Jan 06, 2019	gossamer2019	80 _85%
Jan 06, 2019	lefterisd99	70 _59%
Jan 04, 2019	schnofel	48 _35%
Some sweet and sexy moments between Bogie and the ladies ("she tried to sit on my lap while I was standing up"), and nice texture, but all this plot and talk wears me out. Picks up at the end with some gunplay and luscious Lauren Bacall looks.
Jan 04, 2019	ElsaH	89 _85%
Jan 04, 2019	Kabbjeh	70 _69%
Jan 01, 2019	bko	85 _88%
Dec 27, 2018	baronliu	78 _91%
Dec 23, 2018	knives	77 _63%
Dec 19, 2018	offlineoz	90 _91%
Dec 18, 2018	kurt19151	90 _77%
Dec 17, 2018	FraGil	75 _66%
Dec 16, 2018	isitfallacy	73 _65%
Dec 15, 2018	inemuri	80 _61%
Dec 10, 2018	Tazurel	90 _84%
Dec 10, 2018	comepelicula	70 _70%
I was just setting myself to expand my noir watched movies and I came across this gem, it has all the classic elements of the genre and is very entertaining to watch. It is a delight to watch Bogie as a private eye going with the flow of a cluster of different circumstances to try to solve a mystery which doesn’t really matter much and flirting with every woman along the way. There is just something very appealing in the noir genre.
Dec 07, 2018	Modaal	88 _48%
Dec 05, 2018	mathiasa	80 _0%
Dec 04, 2018	peyrin	70 _54%
There's enough sleuthing and maneuvering here for an entire season of television, let alone a film under 2 hours. Nevertheless, no denying that it's a decently airtight mystery coated in a slick Hollywood noir style.
Dec 03, 2018	fakesenator	65 _43%
Dec 03, 2018	worrywirt	70 _53%
Dec 03, 2018	Krafty	65 _23%
Dec 03, 2018	Daisoujou	65 _33%
Dec 01, 2018	altiparmakli	95 _94%
Nov 30, 2018	vitruvian	85 _59%
Nov 27, 2018	sourheart	84 _42%
Very interestingly cut and Bogart is the best leading man, somehow.
Nov 26, 2018	misterfinch	80 _56%
Nov 23, 2018	Lonewolf2003	85 _90%
who cares about the plot making total sense if every scenes features ingenious dialogue as this.
Nov 21, 2018	cinephile212	84 _65%
Nov 19, 2018	Romanshower	80 _82%
Nov 17, 2018	Dom92	70 _46%
Nov 16, 2018	rasseneur	88 _32%
Nov 15, 2018	TheMooseman	43 _76%
Nov 14, 2018	samurai	7 _56%
Nov 13, 2018	ifbrown11	86 _80%
Nov 11, 2018	kappeuter	50 _0%
Nov 07, 2018	Phelipe	80 _70%
Nov 05, 2018	exolstice	90 _94%
Oct 22, 2018	MoonLoop	86 _78%
Oct 21, 2018	Lembie	78 _27%
Oct 21, 2018	smnmblst	90 _0%
Oct 16, 2018	ponch	85 _63%
Oct 05, 2018	Zalgoz	50 _0%
Sep 22, 2018	frollicious	80 _57%
Sep 21, 2018	donmateo	55 _46%
Sep 21, 2018	ce8	61 _56%
Sep 13, 2018	SyphilisDad	56 _67%
Sep 09, 2018	Zepheus	70 _0%
Sep 04, 2018	laertes	74 _86%
Sep 02, 2018	fordtthe	78 _27%
Sep 02, 2018	shanebarlow3	72 _58%
Sep 01, 2018	AvgMovielens	83 _97%
Sep 01, 2018	emre_alex	50 _11%
Aug 21, 2018	LukieLegend	80 _73%
Aug 18, 2018	edmola	87 _89%
Aug 18, 2018	snallygaster	53 _53%
Aug 12, 2018	CosmicMonkey	73 _40%
It seems that most reviewers are willing to forgive the confusing labyrinthine plot in favour of atmosphere, dialogue and the chemistry between the leads, but I don't agree: There are noirs with far more intoxicating atmospheres, noirs with far more stylistic dialogue and noirs with better chemistry. Heck, this isn't even the best Bogart-Bacall film. At the end of the day, I didn't know what was going on, and didn't experience anything that had alreayd been done better in the genre.
Aug 09, 2018	Fritz Fass	95 _98%
Aug 07, 2018	filmbantha	10 _0%
Aug 05, 2018	mcakmak	85 _78%
Aug 01, 2018	Deadmarsh	70 _64%
Jul 29, 2018	Avinyl	6 _86%
Jul 29, 2018	Bonafide	80 _74%
Jul 26, 2018	CMQuinn	80 _71%
Jul 20, 2018	danielst84	71 _51%
Jul 17, 2018	engi	74 _83%
Jul 10, 2018	JepAndButch	7 _71%
Jul 05, 2018	feritdgn	100 _98%
Jul 01, 2018	Kaan Kavusan	85 _91%
Jun 30, 2018	TimGray	93 _65%
Jun 30, 2018	vengM9	89 _92%
Jun 21, 2018	firdeva	90 _90%
Jun 20, 2018	FreddieQuell	95 _96%
Jun 17, 2018	aviator	70 _40%
Jun 02, 2018	allenrankin	89 _88%
May 26, 2018	Angel Eyes	82 _65%
May 23, 2018	LordBeefJerk	70 _70%
May 20, 2018	Amir abbas	77 _84%
May 20, 2018	Devious	95 _95%
May 12, 2018	fuzzylogic	60 _33%
May 08, 2018	brennanc	17 _85%
May 07, 2018	Siegel Hans	80 _82%
May 06, 2018	horselover	90 _85%
May 05, 2018	pythag3	90 _57%
May 05, 2018	normatic	90 _96%
May 04, 2018	cinematyler	50 _23%
May 03, 2018	arash.fo	70 _29%
May 03, 2018	dragos	80 _86%
May 02, 2018	bholsclaw	78 _86%
May 01, 2018	John Milton	70 _61%
May 01, 2018	Metalfist	70 _54%
Apr 30, 2018	grabmymask	83 _64%
Apr 29, 2018	ereed6	80 _79%
Apr 29, 2018	CherrySponge	80 _49%
Apr 29, 2018	sissyboy911	90 _96%
Apr 27, 2018	Murgletrap	8 _86%
Apr 24, 2018	Reigntall	70 _52%
Apr 22, 2018	fictionfitz	88 _94%
Apr 16, 2018	AchwellFoley	90 _96%
Apr 13, 2018	benrad	70 _37%
Apr 13, 2018	dourface	80 _86%
Apr 11, 2018	Muk	90 _85%
Apr 10, 2018	TheStraub	61 _31%
Apr 09, 2018	babak.eslami	75 _31%
Apr 04, 2018	bd741	95 _98%
Apr 03, 2018	Philosofem	89 _92%
Mar 23, 2018	horrorjames	50 _41%
Mar 21, 2018	mattorama12	75 _78%
Like everybody else, I found this great in all respects, except for the wildly intricate plot. But that does detract from things quite a bit. Nonetheless, damn Bogey is great. Actually overtakes Treasure of the Sierra Madre as my favorite Bogey performance.
Mar 20, 2018	apsays	63 _53%
Mar 20, 2018	robochaa	90 _90%
Mar 18, 2018	vahidtr	66 _33%
Mar 14, 2018	donmezsefa	85 _94%
Mar 13, 2018	Ringshifter	71 _52%
Mar 12, 2018	Maxu123	35 _27%
Mar 10, 2018	allneonslike	80 _88%
Mar 04, 2018	bhajansunlo	70 _59%
Mar 01, 2018	Ceekay19	50 _15%
Marlowe: "I don't mind if you don't like my manners, I don't like them myself. They are pretty bad. I grieve over them on long winter evenings."
Feb 25, 2018	halilky	87 _38%
Feb 21, 2018	Pickle_Man	85 _64%
The plot is convoluted but it's not a huge drawback since the movie is so dialogue driven. Bogart is great, as usual, Bacall is ok.
Feb 17, 2018	coldesser	90 _94%
Feb 17, 2018	hartnellss	84 _61%
Feb 16, 2018	ceja	66 _72%
Feb 12, 2018	Videogirl88	90 _76%
Feb 09, 2018	belfastkid	82 _48%

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