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- 1950
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 52 m
- 1950
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 52 m
Summary A major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.
Directed By: John Huston
Written By: Ben Maddow, W.R. Burnett, John Huston
- 1950
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 52 m
- 1950
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 52 m
The Asphalt Jungle
8.0
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Summary A major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.
Directed By: John Huston
Written By: Ben Maddow, W.R. Burnett, John Huston
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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93% Positive
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7% Mixed
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
85
93% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
7% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Rosson's moody photography and Rozsa's moving score further enhance this film noir masterpiece.
One of the great film noirs and a quintessential heist movie, a classic of American hard-boiled storytelling that, though endlessly copied, hasn't been bettered. [27 May 2005, p.C6]
The Asphalt Jungle is considered to be director John Huston's most brilliant and realistic crime drama. [10 May 1998, p.67]
Blood and trauma make an irresistible mix in John Huston’s The Asphalt Jungle.
Exciting and tautly directed – the lengthy robbery scenes are exemplary – it’s moody to the dying frame, emphasised by Harold Rosson’s lighting of trash-filled back-alleys and half-lit clip joints and Miklós Rozsa’s haunting theme music.
One of the first big caper films, this 1950 feature contributed much to the essence of the genre in its meticulous observation of planning and execution.
A competent (often overrated) thriller by John Huston about a group of crooks who plan a jewel robbery and how their characters determine the results.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
8.0
82% Positive
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18% Mixed
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 4 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 3 Nominations
National Board of Review, USA
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
