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Top 10 John Huston (Directing) Films

by brusty1 • Created 8 years ago • Modified 8 years ago
I've seen 13 of his films in all. These are my 10 favorites, in order.
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  • Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor in The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    1. The Maltese Falcon

    19411h 40mApproved97Metascore
    7.9 (171K)
    San 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.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorGladys George
  • Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in The African Queen (1951)

    2. The African Queen

    19511h 45mPG91Metascore
    7.7 (87K)
    In 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.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartKatharine HepburnRobert Morley
  • Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner in Prizzi's Honor (1985)

    3. Prizzi's Honor

    19852h 10mR84Metascore
    6.7 (28K)
    Two professional assassins fall in love.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsJack NicholsonKathleen TurnerRobert Loggia
  • Sean Connery and Michael Caine in The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

    4. The Man Who Would Be King

    19752h 9mPG91Metascore
    7.7 (54K)
    In 1880s India, two former British soldiers decide to set themselves up as Kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander the Great.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsSean ConneryMichael CaineChristopher Plummer
  • Aileen Quinn in Annie (1982)

    5. Annie

    19822h 7mPG39Metascore
    6.6 (52K)
    A spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsAileen QuinnAlbert FinneyCarol Burnett
  • Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, and Edward G. Robinson in Key Largo (1948)

    6. Key Largo

    19481h 40mApproved74Metascore
    7.7 (46K)
    A drifter visits the family hotel of a war buddy who was killed in action only to find that a Chicago mobster and his gang have taken over the place. As a hurricane approaches, a confrontation ensues.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartEdward G. RobinsonLauren Bacall
  • Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt, and Walter Huston in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

    7. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    19482h 6mApproved98Metascore
    8.2 (137K)
    Two 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.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartWalter HustonTim Holt
  • Fat City (1972)

    8. Fat City

    19721h 36mPG89Metascore
    7.2 (11K)
    Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take different directions.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsStacy KeachJeff BridgesSusan Tyrrell
  • Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, and Pelé in Victory (1981)

    9. Victory

    19811h 56mPG57Metascore
    6.7 (35K)
    As allied P.O.W.s prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's escape.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsMichael CaineSylvester StallonePelé
  • The MacKintosh Man (1973)

    10. The MacKintosh Man

    19731h 38mPG
    6.3 (5.5K)
    A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsPaul NewmanDominique SandaJames Mason

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