77 Humphrey Bogart Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

The multiple ‘Academy Award’ winning classic set during World War II depicts the story of American expatriate Rick Blaine who owns a night club in Casablanca, Morocco. It serves as a safe haven for refugees. Things get complicated when he tries to help his former lover Ilsa Lund and her husband, Victor Laszlo, a Czech resistance leader escape the Germans.  

Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin, two American drifters seeking work in Mexico, are convinced by impoverished old prospector, Howard, to go to mine gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. While they are successful in their mission, defeating bandits and overcoming harsh natural conditions, they are threatened by their growing fear, suspicion and jealousy of each other.

Soon after San Francisco detective Sam Spade takes a case from beautiful Ruth Wonderly, his partner and another man are found dead, and he is implicated in at least one murder. While investigating the murders, he finds out that she faked her identity, and encounters three dangerous criminals who are looking for a valuable Maltese Falcon statuette.

When wealthy General Sternwood’s younger daughter, Carmen, faces blackmail threats over gambling debts, private investigator, Philip Marlowe, is appointed to resolve the case. Marlowe comes across murder, crime syndicate, gambling, blackmail and more offenses as he digs deeper into the case. Despite being warned to stop investigations, he decides to set up a trap to get to the bottom of this mystery.  

Screenwriter Dixon is not having much success in his career. He soon finds himself suspected of murder, but his beautiful neighbor, who is an aspiring actress, helps him clear his name. But soon she starts having doubts herself, and feels that there is a chance that Dixon actually may be a killer.

Angels with Dirty Faces is a crime drama film which revolves around two young boys who were pickpockets, but gets separated when one of them gets arrested. Later one of them becomes a gangster while the other becomes a priest.

The Roaring Twenties is a crime drama thriller film which tells the story of three friends Eddie Bartlett, George Hally and Lloyd Hart, who meet during the final days of the First World War. After returning home, they each attempt to make a living in their own ways.

To Have and Have Not is an adventure romance film which tells the story of Harry Morgan, who is the owner-operator of a charter boat, during the Second World War.  Things get interesting when he falls in love with a pickpocket, who wants to go to America, and he decides to help her.

Rose and her brother are missionaries serving in German East Africa. Although they are warned by steamer captain, rough and ready Charlie that the WWI has broken up, they refuse to leave. But after her brother’s death, Rose accepts Charlie’s offer of safe passage; but while planning their escape Rose persuades Charlie to use the steamer to destroy a German gunboat.  

Key Largo is an action crime drama film which tells the story of Army veteran, Frank McCloud, who arrives at the Hotel Largo in Key Largo, Florida, in order to visit his deceased war comrade’s family, who owns the hotel. He sees that a gangster has been running things, but soon, a hurricane approaches as well. 

During WWII, veteran Cmdr. Queeg takes charge of the destroyer-minesweeper USS Caine, but soon the crew feels unsure about his leadership. When Queeg is unable to command the ship during a typhoon, his first officer relieves him of duty and takes charge, for which he later faces court-martial for mutiny. The authorities have to decide whether it was mutiny or safeguarding the ship.

Sabrina, the young daughter of the family’s chauffeur, is in love with the master’s playboy son, David. David on his part continues to consider her a child until she returns home after a two year stint in Paris. By then, he is engaged to be married and the wedding is important for the family business. Then there is also Linus, David’s older brother. 

Vincent Perry has just escaped from prison after being jailed for the murder of his wife- a crime he didn’t commit. He decides to undergo plastic surgery to change his look. He soon meets a young woman who lets him stay in her apartment while he heals and continues to try and get his name cleared.

High Sierra is an adventure crime drama thriller film which tells the story of a criminal who is planning a heist at a resort hotel, after his release from prison. He meets up with three people to assist him in the heist, which includes a clerk working in the same hotel, and two other people Red, and Babe.

During the Great Depression, Alan Squier, a failed British writer, who is now a penniless drifter, arrives in a roadside diner in a remote town named Black Mesa, Arizona. The diner is run by Jason Maple, along with his father and his daughter. Things get ugly when Duke Mantee, a notorious gangster running from law enforcement, drives to the diner and takes everyone hostage.

Judith is a socialite who lives a lavish life, and likes riding horses. Her life turns upside down when she is told that she is suffering from an inoperable brain tumor. She decides to undergo surgery to have the tumor removed, but soon she realizes that she may be in love with her doctor.

The Desperate Hours is a crime drama thriller film which revolves around three escaped convicts, who target a house in a suburban neighborhood, where they plan to hide until midnight, after being delivered money by an accomplice. They take a family hostage, but things get ugly, when the delivery does not take place, and their stay extends.

In the middle of the Second World War, during the Allied retreat in the Libyan desert, an American tank picks up a group of survivors. However, problems arise because the Germans are advancing, and there is a scarcity of water.

Eddie Willis has been a well-known sports journalist in New York City for seventeen years, but he suddenly finds himself out of a job when the newspaper closes. However, he is soon approached by a fight promoter named Nick Benko, who wants him to act as a PR man for his new fighter Toro Moreno. Although Eddie is not really interested, especially because he knows what kind of a fighter Toro is, he eventually agrees due to his financial situation and their huge salary. However, he begins to doubt what he is doing when a fighter is killed in the ring.

Three convicts named Joseph, Albert and Jules, manage to escape prison from Devil’s Island in French Guiana, just before Christmas and they arrive at the nearby French colonial town named Cayenne. They soon befriend a poor store owner and help him in running his store.

Martin, a mobster returns home to the New York neighborhood, where he had grown up. However, his mother rejects him because of his gangster lifestyle. He soon finds out that his old girlfriend Francey is now working as a prostitute. He also meets his childhood friend who is struggling to become an architect.

Ward Guisenberry never aspired to become a boxer, but when he fought Sam McGraw at a party in order to defend the honor of Fluff, he left McGraw unconscious. McGraw is a member of the gang of Turkey Morgan who insists that the two should fight in a fair match at the ring. Ward unanticipatedly wins the match. However, with the growing fame he earns some new rivals.

Mary, Vivian and Ruth, three young women who were former schoolmates, run into each other after many years. They decide to meet for lunch, hoping to revive their friendship. Vivian is now married to a wealthy and successful lawyer named Robert Kirkwood, but she seems to be quite unhappy with her life. Meanwhile, Mary, the troublemaker, spent time in a reformatory and became a showgirl. Ruth has been meanwhile working as a stenographer.

Harry is a film director going through hard-times and he is forced to work for an abusive business tycoon named Kirk Edwards, who wants to produce a film just to boost his monumental ego. While working on the film, Harry meets a dancer and takes a liking to her.       

A Devil with Women is an adventure film which tells the story of Moxton, a mercenary who is stranded in a Central American country. He befriends Tom, the nephew of the country’s richest man, but soon they become rivals when they fall for the same woman.   

During the Great Depression, Fowler, a Wall Street banker is confused regarding whether or not to accept an offer to purchase a film studio named Colossal Pictures.  

Repeat offender Duke Berne wants to go straight, fearing life in prison. He reluctantly gets involved in a robbery with corrupt lawyer, Martin Fleming after learning Martin’s wife is his ex, Lorna. Although Duke backs out of the robbery, he gets framed for the robbery after it goes wrong and the double-crossing begins.  

Crime School is a crime drama film which tells the story of a teen boy named Frankie Warren, who gets involved with a rowdy gang. After they accidentally kill someone, they are all sent to a reformatory. Frankie attempts to escape but he is caught and tortured by the cruel warden.

Carol’s husband Niles is killed by a notorious gangster named Gurney, although Niles saved the life of one of his men. When Gurney hires a writer named Bill Forrest to write his biography, Carol is sure that Bill will be killed the same way once he has finished writing. In order to make sure that Bill doesn’t share the same fame, she decides to take matters into her own hands.

A group of rogues are on their way to Africa, hoping that they can get rich there.  They get stranded in Italy, where they meet a seemingly innocent British couple.

Nick Coster is the owner of a travelling carnival, but has a low opinion about the performers. When a lion escaped from the carnival is placated by a local grocery clerk Matt Varney, Nick hires him and grooms him as the carnival’s lion-tamer. But when Matt falls in love with Nick’s younger sister Mary, Nick detests it and plans to eliminate Matt. 

Based on the 1913 novel The Flirt, the film is about a young woman Marianne Madison, who falls for a con artist named Valentine Corliss. The latter eventually cons her to elope with him with the promise of marriage. 

This musical comedy short film revolves around entertainers Bob Hope and Bing Crosby who help a young woman who wants to reach Washington DC in order to pay a visit to her brother.

Discharged Lt. Colonel Matt Brennan is asked to fly an experimental high-speed jet JA-3 by designer Carl Troxell. Meanwhile, Troxell dies while testing a safer version of the aircraft named JA-4. Despite a successful flight in the JA-3, Brennan decides to fly the JA-4 and prove that it’s safe. 

A tempestuous romantic relationship develops between young Army nurse. Lieutenant Ruth McCara, and war-veteran strict chief surgeon, Major Jed Webbe, during the Korean War. The horrific realities of war, and their duties, however, not only threaten their lives but their relationship. 

The story focuses on the friendship between three prison convicts, Saint Louis, Dan and Steve. After his release, Steve heads for his hometown, where people are not aware of his criminal past. But in comes Frosby, a dishonest salesman, who blackmails him into taking part in a scheme to defraud the neighbors. When Louis and Dan learn about this, they escape from the prison to foil Frosby’s plan. 

Marines and Quirt are two former soldiers who had fought in the First World War as well as the Panama invasion. Their lives take a turn when a woman named Else enters their lives, and they find themselves competing against one another for her affection.

Never Say Goodbye is a romantic comedy film which revolves around a couple who went through a divorce some time ago. However, their seven-year-old little daughter tries to bring them back together. 

While visiting New York, Balkan Prince Henry who wishes to experience ordinary American’s life, escapes from his group, and befriends cabbie Buzz Williams. Both get into a political discussion, unaware that the microphone is live; consequently, Henry’s countrymen vote for republic. No more a Prince, Henry takes job in Milwaukee. His second wish is fulfilled when he meets Lauren Bacall on flight.

Big City Blues is a comedy drama film which tells the story of Bud Reeves, who leaves his small town in Indiana for New York City, looking for a better life. His life takes a turn when he is introduced to a chorus girl named Vida, and takes a liking to her.

I am an American is a short historical film which tells the story of a Polish couple who arrives in New York, in the early 1840s, and they eventually settle and prosper in Ohio. However, during the Civil War, the man loses an arm. With every new war, they start lo lose members of their ever-expanding family.

Swingtime in the Movies is an Oscar nominated short musical comedy film which tells the story of a waitress who receives an opportunity to work in a movie of film director Nitvitch.

A millionaire on his deathbed leaves a million dollars to Jane Barker, a film addict, who thinks that life is just like what is shown in the movies. However, things take a turn when the millionaire miraculously gets better, and wants his money back.