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Big Sleep, The (1946)

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All Time

of 190,116

185

1940's

of 9,975

21

1946

of 1,672

4
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,076
  
  31
  
  Crime of 1946
  
  of 54
  
  1
  
  Crime of the 1940's
  
  of 505
  
  3
Mystery
- Mystery All Time
  
  of 3,090
  
  14
  
  Mystery of 1946
  
  of 57
  
  1
  
  Mystery of the 1940's
  
  of 423
  
  4

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Big Sleep, The (1946) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.3104

Avg Critic Score:3.1751

Big Sleep, The (1946) Movie Reviews

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

One of the most intriguing, energetic and playful film noirs ever. ...read the complete Big Sleep movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

There's little else I can add to what's been written about this proto-noir, one of the archetypes of the genre and a showstopper for Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, who spar through a catty romance while dancing through a taut mystery that has dead ...read the complete Big Sleep movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Even without the curiosity of the 1944 version, The Big Sleep remains one of Hollywood's most intriguing and enduring examples of film noir. It's a movie that every film student should study and every movie lover should watch at least once. ...read the complete Big Sleep movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Two of the names mentioned most often in Howard Hawks' "The Big Sleep" (1946) are Owen Taylor and Sean Regan. One is the chauffeur for the wealthy Sternwood family. The other is an Irishman hired by old Gen. Sternwood "to do his drinking for him. ...read the complete Big Sleep movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)

Never mind what happens, though. I don't claim to have followed the plot, and neither do the filmmakers. One anecdote I heard involved Howard Hawks and Bogart...read the complete Big Sleep, The (1946) review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)

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Appreciating Great Trash

To enjoy the discombobulating The Big Sleep is to cast aside worrying about what the hell the plot is rambling on about; instead one should just soak up the pure film-noir vibe and the surprisingly funny wit from Raymond Chandler’s source novel....read the complete Big Sleep, The (1946) review at Appreciating Great Trash

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Images Movie Journal

To Have and Have Not was one of the surprises of 1944. The film's pairing of middle-aged screen veteran Humphrey Bogart and 18 year-old Lauren Bacall had proven incendiary at the box-office. As the film racked up huge profits, Warner Brothers turned to...read the complete Big Sleep, The (1946) review at Images Movie Journal

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