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Year
1941
Runtime
100 min.
Director
John Huston
Genres
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Rating *
8.1
Votes *
109,059
Checks
24,122
Favs
1,919
Dislikes
122
Favs/checks
8.0% (1:13)
Favs/dislikes
16:1
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  1. deanroskell's avatar

    deanroskell

    I've been watching a lot of film noir over the last few months, which has been a great experience. Finally being able to see all these films I've heard about (and some I'd not). Today I watched The Maltese Falcon, this is one I'd heard name dropped the most, but now sitting here after the credits have rolled, I'm not sure why that is, I really struggled to enjoy it, the film didn't flow well, scenes meandered, or didn't build to a rightful tense conclusion. Maybe it's not fair to say because it's older, but I kept thinking of the excitement I had watching Double Indemnity, and how it wasn't present here.

    I feel like I'll have to chalk this one up as being one of those well loved films that I just don't see the fun of, or maybe I'll try again in a few years to see if things change.
    9 years 1 month ago
  2. Dieguito's avatar

    Dieguito

    Brilliant movie, a progressive mystery plot that gets better and better as the movie flows.. 12 years 7 months ago
  3. afan's avatar

    afan

    LOL "when you're slapped, you'll take it and like it!"

    :D :D :D
    13 years 1 month ago
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  1. This movie ranks #4 in TSPDT's 100 Essential Noir Films
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  2. This movie ranks #4 in TSPDT's 1,000 Noir Films
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  3. This movie ranks #7 in IMDb's Film-Noir Top 50
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  4. This movie ranks #9 in Time Out’s The 100 Best Thrillers
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  5. This movie ranks #13 in Library of Congress's National Film Registry
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  6. This movie ranks #19 in IMDb's 1940s Top 50
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  7. This movie ranks #26 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
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  8. This movie ranks #31 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
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  9. This movie ranks #37 in iCheckMovies's 1940s Top 100
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  10. This movie ranks #39 in Spike Lee's Essential List of Films for Filmmakers
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  11. This movie ranks #43 in Leonard Maltin's 100 Must-See Films of the 20th Century
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  12. This movie ranks #68 in Rotten Tomatoes's Top 100 Movies of All Time
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  13. This movie ranks #120 in Academy Award - Best Picture Nominees
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  14. This movie ranks #127 in Halliwell's Top 1000: The Ultimate Movie Countdown
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  15. This movie ranks #132 in Roger Ebert's Great Movies
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  16. This movie ranks #143 in Mark Cousins's The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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  17. This movie ranks #147 in BFI's 360 Classic Feature Films Project
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  18. This movie ranks #147 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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  19. This movie ranks #209 in Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
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  20. This movie ranks #254 in David Thomson's Have You Seen?
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  21. This movie ranks #273 in Empire's The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time
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  22. This movie ranks #307 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
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  23. This movie ranks #355 in Emma Beare's 501 Must-See Movies
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  24. This movie ranks #520 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
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  25. This movie ranks #552 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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  26. This movie ranks #819 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time
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