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The Maltese Falcon (1941) | Top 5% · CriticCrunch

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The Maltese Falcon

Movie1941·100 min

The Maltese Falcon

Directed by John Huston

Mystery Crime Thriller

An Oscar-nominated mystery crime film directed by John Huston.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 5%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.7/10

2K ratings

About The Maltese Falcon

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

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Bleak (1 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Stylized
Story Tags: obsession, betrayal, mid century, san francisco, strangers forced together, detective investigator, femme fatale, investigation procedural, cat and mouse, con deception, organized crime

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Details

Director: John Huston
Language: English

Cast

Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Supporting Actor (1941)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Picture (1941)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Adapted Screenplay (1941)

How The Maltese Falcon Ranks

All movies

Top 5%

1940s movies

Top 8%

★Mystery movies

Top 4%

1940s Mystery movies

Top 12%

John Huston filmsTop 8%

Top 12% 1940s Mystery movies.

Second-best John Huston film, behind The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

the vibe

The Maltese Falcon Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkmoderatelayeredlight-touchintimatebleak

gritty

stylized

What it's about

investigation proceduralcat & mousecon deceptionobsessionbetrayaldetective investigatorfemme fatalestrangers forced togetherorganized crimeSan Franciscomid-century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

bleak 1/9bleak 1/9

texture

grittygritty