The Asphalt Jungle (1950) movie poster

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

"The City Under the City"
ThumbScore
👍 76%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 92%
CrimeDrama

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Director
John Huston
Runtime
1h 53m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.5/10 (529 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Metacritic
85

Cast

Sterling Hayden as Dix Handley · 76% avg
Louis Calhern as Alonzo D. Emmerich · 83% avg
Sam Jaffe as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider · 78% avg
Jean Hagen as Doll Conovan · 79% avg
James Whitmore as Gus Minissi · 74% avg
John McIntire as Police Commissioner Hardy · 77% avg
Marc Lawrence as Cobby · 78% avg
Barry Kelley as Lt. Ditrich

Is The Asphalt Jungle good?

Most people think so. 76% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 92%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#605 / 1253 · Crime
Rank in its year
#8 / 8 · 1950
Rank among its director's films
#5 / 8 · John Huston

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist. Wikipedia ↗

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