The Maltese Falcon (1941) movie poster

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

"He's a Killer When He Hates!"
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👍 76%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 98%
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Runtime
1h 40m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.7/10 (1,847 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
99%
Metacritic
97

Cast

Humphrey Bogart as Samuel Spade · 83% avg
Mary Astor as Brigid O'Shaughnessy
Gladys George as Iva Archer
Peter Lorre as Joel Cairo · 81% avg
Barton MacLane as Lt. of Detectives Dundy · 84% avg
Lee Patrick as Effie Perine · 84% avg
Sydney Greenstreet as Kasper Gutman
Ward Bond as Det. Tom Polhaus · 80% avg

Is The Maltese Falcon good?

Most people think so. 76% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics rated it higher at 98%, but audiences were less impressed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#288 / 750 · Mystery
Rank in its year
#5 / 6 · 1941
Rank among its director's films
#4 / 8 · John Huston

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

Overview

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette. Wikipedia ↗

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In Glass Onion (2022), one of the pieces on display is a glass (or crystal) version of the falcon statuette from The Maltese Falcon (1941).
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The Maltese Falcon is the best film noir
I know there is a case for Night of the Hunter and The Third Man. But The Maltese Falcon is so effectlessly cool it stand above imho Read on Reddit →
Top comment: "I'm here for these universally agreed upon spicy hot takes from 83 years ago!"
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Poster for the 1941 noir classic "The Maltese Falcon" - if you've never seen a noir film, this would be a great one to start with
Top comment: "It's a cool poster but spoilers He doesn't even carry guns and never once fires one in the film..."
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