Key Largo

Key Largo (1948)

  • 96% of critics liked it
    (28 reviews)

  • 86% of users liked it
    (11,342 ratings)

Richard Brooks and John Huston's screenplay for Huston's Key Largo eschews the lofty blank verse of Maxwell Anderson's original play, concentrating instead on the simmering tensions among the many characters. Humphrey Bogart plays Frank McCloud, an embittered war veteran who travels to… More

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Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1948 Limited
Warner Bros. Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    A little windy and rhetorical for my taste, but still one of John Huston's best efforts.

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    Emphasis is on tension in the telling, and effective use of melodramatic mood has been used to point up the suspense.

  • Tom Milne, Time Out

    Although the characters are basically stereotypes, they are lent the gift of life by a superlative cast.

  • Bosley Crowther, New York Times

    The script prepared by Mr. Huston and Richard Brooks was too full of words and highly cross-purposed implications to give the action full chance.

  • Josh Larsen, LarsenOnFilm

    First seen soaking in a tub while chomping on a cigar, Robinson arises from the water to put a stranglehold on the film.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • xGary X


    A ruthless mobster and his gang hold a group of hotel guests hostage during a hurricane on the Florida Keys. Another Noir from John (The Maltese Falcon) Huston featuring the classic pairing of Bogart and Bacall, this film does not quite live up to the promise of these ingredients but… More

  • jay n


    Tight thriller with a top notch cast. Claire Trevor deserved her Oscar for broken down singer Gae Dawn she's heartbreakingly wonderful.

  • Graham J


    Another masterpiece from John Huston, the tension rarely lets up in this fantastic film. With great performances from the whole cast and an ending that packs a punch on noir goodness.

  • AJ V


    I liked this movie, not only for the great cast, but the great story too. Two bad situations, gangsters and a hurricane, make for an interesting movie.

  • Conner R


    Just a really fun movie, you can't go wrong with John Huston and Humphrey Bogart. The story is simple, one man against the mob on an island with no escape. It works amazingly and you never see a dull moment throughout. The Bacall romance in it is subtle, but so honest and… More

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