All-Time Best Films

The Big Sleep (1946) is a Crime Noir Mystery Thriller Film in which director Howard Hawks follows a privare detective hired by a rich General to investigate the gambling debts of his daughter uncovering a complex case dealing with blackmail and murder.
Director Hawks delivers a solid noir melodrama with a convoluted plot that is helped by the chemistry between Bogart and Bacal. (Score: 77.55 Rank: 455)
Main Cast: Humprey Bogart, Lauren Bacal, John Ridgely
As of February 2023 it can be streamed on HboMax.

The Big Sleep (1946) - IMDb The Big Sleep: Directed by Howard Hawks. With Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers. Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.