Film1946116 min

The Big Sleep

Name: The Big Sleep
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1946
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone

Taste attributes: crimemysterythrillerdetectivedramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeExpect a smart, weighty crime thriller, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.

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