The best Humphrey Bogart movies
The top 3 according to 72 votes from people: Casablanca (1942) · The Big Sleep (1946) · The African Queen (1951). (Updated Mar 7, 2023.)
Rick Blaine, Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe and Fred C. Dobbs: the Bogart films that keep coming up in the BFI's ten essentials, Four Star Film Fan and 24/7 Wall St.'s ranking.
Top 14
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1
Casablanca (1942)
Michael Curtiz. Rick's Café Américain, Ingrid Bergman and the letters of transit.
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2
The Big Sleep (1946)
Howard Hawks. Philip Marlowe, with Lauren Bacall.
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3
The African Queen (1951)
John Huston. A gin-soaked riverboat captain and Katharine Hepburn; his only Oscar.
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4
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Nicholas Ray. A screenwriter with a temper, suspected of murder.
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5
Key Largo (1948)
John Huston. A hurricane and a gangster in a Florida hotel.
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6
To Have and Have Not (1944)
Howard Hawks. Martinique, Hemingway and his first film with Bacall.
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7
The Petrified Forest (1936)
Archie Mayo. Duke Mantee, the role that made his name.
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8
We're No Angels (1955)
Michael Curtiz. Three escaped convicts at Christmas.
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9
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
John Huston. Sam Spade and the birth of the Bogart persona.
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10
High Sierra (1941)
Raoul Walsh. An ageing gangster's last job.
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11
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Edward Dmytryk. Captain Queeg and his steel balls.
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12
Sabrina (1954)
Billy Wilder. The older Larrabee brother, with Audrey Hepburn.
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13
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Mark Robson. A sportswriter inside crooked boxing; his last film.
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14
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
John Huston. Gold fever in the Mexican mountains.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Casablanca at #1 is the safe pick but honestly In a Lonely Place is his best performance. Nobody talks about it enough