Bogart films best to worst
The films of one of my favourite actors, ranked from favourite to least favourite.
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- DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartWalter HustonTim HoltTwo down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.10/10. One of my favourite movies ever and featuring what is possibly Bogey's best performance. Still relevant today and seems nearly timeless.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsHumphrey BogartIngrid BergmanPaul HenreidA cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.9/10. Classic. Iconic. Masterpiece.
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsHumphrey BogartLauren BacallJohn RidgelyPrivate 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.8.5/10. Extremely convoluted movie but sizzling with chemistry and has a great script and impeccable performances and direction. One of the quintessential film noirs. Above all, endlessly entertaining.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartKatharine HepburnRobert MorleyIn WWI East Africa, a gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river and use his boat to attack a German gunship.8.5. Another high adventure yarn from director John Huston, The African Queen is immensely entertaining and the chemistry between Hepburn and Bogart is almost unbeatable. Beautiful colour photography from the on location shooting in Africa.
- DirectorNicholas RayStarsHumphrey BogartGloria GrahameFrank LovejoyA potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.8/10. Great direction and another great dark Bogart performance.
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsIda LupinoHumphrey BogartAlan CurtisAfter being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort.8/10. Bogey's breakthrough role. Good direction and fast paced plot.
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsJames CagneyHumphrey BogartPriscilla LaneThree men attempt to make a living in Prohibitionist America after returning home from fighting together in World War I.8/10. Bogart in a full sneering, unsympathetic villain role. Cagney and Bogart are electric together.
- DirectorMark RobsonStarsHumphrey BogartRod SteigerJan SterlingAn ex-sportswriter is hired by a shady fight promoter to promote his latest find, an unknown but easily exploitable rising star from Argentina.8/10. Bogart is absolute dynamite in his last film and dominates the screen effortlessly. The direction and editing is tight and the social commentary on the ethics of boxing is well done. The film noir aspects gel very well with the dark, seedy, and corrupt nature of the plot and characters.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorGladys GeorgeSan Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.8/10. Iconic film noir. Not as good as The Big Sleep but highly entertaining nonetheless.
- DirectorWilliam KeighleyStarsEdward G. RobinsonJoan BlondellBarton MacLaneWhen a crusader against rackets is murdered, a grand jury battles the rackets by promoting McLaren to be in charge of the cleanup. He fires NYPD Detective Blake, who punches him and joins the racket.8/10. A crackling, tightly paced cops and robbers yarn featuring Edward G. Robinson as a undercover cop and Bogart as a typically nasty, trigger happy thug.
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsHumphrey BogartLauren BacallWalter BrennanDuring World War II, American expatriate Harry Morgan helps transport a French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sensuous lounge singer.7.5/10. Bogart and Bacall are again a great pair and this movie is just a lot of fun.
- DirectorEdward DmytrykStarsHumphrey BogartJosé FerrerVan JohnsonWhen a U.S. Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardises the ship, the first officer is urged to consider relieving him of command.7.5/10. Although hampered by a pointless romantic subplot between the protagonist and a random dame, The Caine Mutiny is still an entertaining and well done exploration of breakdown of authority and bureaucratic complacency. Van Johnson, Fred Macmurray, and Jose Ferrer all give incredible supporting performances but it's Bogart's paranoid Captain Queeg who really captivates. One of Bogart's most subtle and multifaceted performances.
- DirectorDelmer DavesStarsHumphrey BogartLauren BacallBruce BennettA man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try to prove his innocence.7/10. The first 30 minutes are great and the movie is another fun Bogart-Bacall pairing. The climax is pretty lame but is more than made up for in the ambiguous final scene.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsHumphrey BogartFredric MarchArthur KennedyThree escaped convicts move in on and terrorize a suburban household.7/10. Taut and suspenseful home invasion movie. It's a bit dated but Bogart gets to play an out and out bad guy after years of heroes and he makes you believe all over again that these are the only kind of roles that he was ever going to play. That's not the case of course but that's how convincing he is in this movie.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartJennifer JonesGina LollobrigidaOn their way to Africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent British couple. They meet and things happen...7/10. Probably the most legitimately funny Bogart film. The supporting cast is great, Jennifer Jones is hot, and the laid back direction contributes to a light, breezy pace.
- DirectorNicholas RayStarsHumphrey BogartJohn DerekGeorge MacreadyAn attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.7/10. Great tragic character study with Bogart taking somewhat of a backseat to the drama of a poor kid who's had a rough time of life. I love courtroom movies and this one was another good addition to that genre.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsEdward G. RobinsonBette DavisHumphrey BogartFight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.7/10. Bette Davis, Edward G. Robinson, and Bogart all elevate what could have been a by the numbers boxing movie into...a really enjoyable boxing movie. Not amazing but still pretty fun.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsJames CagneyPat O'BrienHumphrey BogartA priest tries to stop a gangster from corrupting a group of street kids.7/10. Bogart is a slimy lawyer to Cagney's charming hoodlum. The film is pretty heavy handed but also a classic gangster picture. Bogart is great as always, even though his role is small.
- DirectorCurtis BernhardtStarsHumphrey BogartAlexis SmithSydney GreenstreetAn engineer trapped in an unhappy marriage murders his wife in the hope of marrying her younger sister.7/10. Despite a rather obvious ending, Conflict is a competently made and directed film noir. Good performance from Bogart and the plot is slightly similar to Clouzot's Les Diaboliques.
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsPat O'BrienAnn SheridanHumphrey BogartAn army trainer becomes captain of the prison yard and in time, falls for the sister of a hardened inmate.7/10. Short, to the point, and kind of undeveloped, I still really liked the cast and had fun with this classic Warner's B-movie. Bogart great as usual and he does what he can with extremely light material.
- DirectorJohn HustonVincent ShermanStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorSydney GreenstreetIn December 1941, ex-army captain Rick Leland boards a Japanese ship heading to Asia via the Panama Canal where his Japanese hosts show interest in the American defense plans for the canal zone.6.5/10. I liked the espionage aspects that made the film seem like a '40's era Bond film, but Across the Pacific takes a while to get going. The romance is rushed and there are some really demeaning racial stereotypes. About on par with Passage to Marseille.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsHumphrey BogartClaude RainsMichèle MorganFive patriotic convicts are helped to escape imprisonment in Devil's Island so they can fight for occupied Free French forces against the Nazis.6.5/10. Passage to Marseille is neither good or bad, just decidedly average. The needlessly complicated flashback structure hampers the film for the first two acts but the action scenes at the end are pretty good, even though the closing scene is just ridiculous propaganda. Bogart is actually miscast as our intrepid French hero. The riffs on Casablanca are annoying.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsHumphrey BogartAudrey HepburnWilliam HoldenA playboy becomes interested in the daughter of his family's chauffeur, but it's his more serious brother who would be the better man for her.6/10. Great dialogue and direction but Bogart is out of place and the story and characters were kind of superficial. I prefer dark Billy Wilder to comedic Billy Wilder.
- DirectorPeter GodfreyStarsHumphrey BogartBarbara StanwyckAlexis SmithAn artist forms an attachment with a woman on holiday in the country. As the relationship develops, his behavior and information about his past cause her increasing concern.6/10. Hugely underwhelming despite the presence of its two stars. Even Bogart needed to take paycheck roles, I guess. The story is contrived and characterizations/motivations weak despite trying to explain everything away at the end.
- DirectorArchie MayoStarsLeslie HowardHumphrey BogartBette DavisA waitress, a hobo and a bank robber get mixed up at a lonely diner in the desert.6/10. Bogart is great as always but the movie is kind of slow. Decent photography and dialogue.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartEdward G. RobinsonLauren BacallA man visits his war buddy's family hotel and finds a gangster running things. As a hurricane approaches, the two end up confronting each other.6/10. Bogart is good but Bacall is oddly sidelined in favour of Edward G. Robinson's one-dimensional and over the top gangster. The plot is dumb and the racist undertones are extremely distracting.
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsGeorge RaftHumphrey BogartAnn SheridanWhen one of two truck-driving brothers loses an arm, they both join a transport company where the other is falsely charged as an accessory in the murder of the owner.6/10. Despite featuring George Raft and Ida Lupino, this one is more of a miss. The plot gets incredibly stupid and rips off the prior Warner Bros. film Bordertown with Paul Muni. Also Bogart is oddly sidelined after he loses an arm and the movie then focuses on Ida Lupino's grating character.