The Big Sleep

Movie • 1946

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Bogart and Bacall sizzle. Snappy dialogue, impossible case.

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Bogie and Bacall smolder in this twisting Raymond Chandler tale—sultry, sharp, and delightfully confounding.

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Intriguing detective story with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

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Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall sizzle in this iconic detective story.

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The Big Sleep is a classic film-noir that combines a complex and mysterious plot with Humphrey Bogart's captivating portrayal of the iconic detective Philip Marlowe. Howard Hawks' direction adds to the film's suspense and intrigue.

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Directed by Howard Hawks, this film-noir adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel is a quintessential example of the genre. With its complex narrative, sharp dialogue, and electrifying chemistry between the lead actors, it remains a beloved classic.

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Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.

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Roger Ebert

"The Big Sleep" is a lust story with a plot about a lot of other things. That can be seen more clearly now that an earlier version of the film has surfaced.

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BBC Culture

While its plot has been criticised as 'cryptic' and 'confusing', that can also be a virtue, argues Nicholas Barber.

bbc.com/culture/article/20210812-the-big-sleep-the-most-baffling-film-ever-made

The Guardian

Bogart is so much better than any other tough-guy actor. As we say here, Bogart can be tough without a gun. Also he has a sense of humour that contains that grating undertone of contempt.

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Reelviews

The Big Sleep is about atmosphere, tone, and, above all, star power.

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The Guardian

Only the fiercest concentration will keep you on top of the head-spinning plot, and the fact that Hawks had to be relatively coy about the pornography and drugs makes the proceedings look even more occult and mysterious.

theguardian.com/film/2010/dec/23/the-big-sleep-film-review

IMDb

"The Big Sleep" is one of those movies I never tire of watching. Bogie, playing Philip Marlowe - one of his finer roles, commands the screen, wise-cracking with felons and coppers alike, giving a few beatings and taking a lot himself.

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IMDb

'THE BIG SLEEP's greatest strength is its delightfully droll dialogue... The movie is too unpredictable to generate much suspense, but the ending is one of the most intense, nail-biting scenes you'll ever see.'

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Rotten Tomatoes

The movie feels kind of embalmed.

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