Overview
A hard-boiled detective navigates the treacherous streets of Los Angeles in search of truth and justice.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- sardonic
- smoky
- paranoid
- late night noir viewing
- crime movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Robert Mitchum's effortless Philip Marlowe, the film's faithful noir atmosphere, and its production design, while finding the adaptation occasionally lethargic and overcomplicated.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Marlowe's connected cases lead through murder, vice, wealth, and corruption beneath 1940s Los Angeles respectability.
The 1975 production deliberately recreates hard-boiled private-eye conventions while using contemporary 1970s filmmaking craft.
Philip Marlowe navigates dangerous clients and corrupt surroundings through sardonic narration and an enduring private moral code.
The search for an ex-convict's lost love and the murder of a client become connected as Marlowe investigates.
Films like Farewell, My Lovely, and why
Chinatown
shared neo-noir atmosphere, morally compromised Los Angeles, private-eye investigation, and corruption
The Long Goodbye
shared hard-boiled detective storytelling, Los Angeles setting, sardonic tone, and Chandler-inspired noir tradition
The Big Sleep
shared period private-eye mystery, femme fatale dynamics, smoky atmosphere, and fatalistic crime plotting
The Black Dahlia
shared polished neo-noir visual style, investigative suspense, and seedy urban underworld
Movie Details
- Director
- Dick Richards
- Release Date
- 1975-08-08
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (193)
Cast
- Robert Mitchum
- Charlotte Rampling
- John Ireland
- Sylvia Miles
- Anthony Zerbe
- Harry Dean Stanton
- Jack O'Halloran
- Joe Spinell
- Sylvester Stallone
- Kate Murtagh
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Criterion Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Farewell, My Lovely about?
- A weary Los Angeles private eye follows two seemingly separate cases into a dangerous maze of murder, desire, and concealed identities.
- What is Farewell, My Lovely like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Farewell, My Lovely as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Farewell, My Lovely violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Farewell, My Lovely as moderate.
- What did critics think of Farewell, My Lovely?
- Critics broadly praised Robert Mitchum's effortless Philip Marlowe, the film's faithful noir atmosphere, and its production design, while finding the adaptation occasionally lethargic and overcomplicated.
- Which films are like Farewell, My Lovely?
- Films with a similar feel include Chinatown, The Long Goodbye, The Big Sleep, and The Black Dahlia.
- How long is Farewell, My Lovely?
- Farewell, My Lovely runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Farewell, My Lovely?
- In United States, Farewell, My Lovely streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Criterion Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
