Overview
In a world torn apart by war, love blooms amidst danger and intrigue.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- sardonic
- smoky
- classic movie night
- romantic evening
What critics said
Critics broadly regard it as a slick, witty, thoroughly enjoyable wartime romance whose characterization, atmosphere, and Bogart-Bacall chemistry outweigh its loose plot.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Harry Morgan and Marie Browning use flirtation, bravado, and coded dialogue to express mutual attraction.
Harry agrees to transport a French Resistance leader and his wife largely for money before becoming entangled in the anti-Nazi cause.
Harry is an American boat captain in Martinique who resists commitment and treats political work as a commercial transaction.
The Martinique setting, nighttime interiors, smoking, alcohol, and shadowed wartime intrigue create a tropical film noir mood.
Films like To Have and Have Not, and why
Casablanca
shared wartime romance, charismatic expatriate protagonists, and anti-fascist melodrama
The Big Sleep
shared Howard Hawks craftsmanship, tough romantic banter, and adventure-drama atmosphere
The Maltese Falcon
shared wartime intrigue, film noir style, and morally flexible protagonists
The African Queen
shared island setting, romance, resistance conflict, and classic adventure melodrama
Movie Details
- Director
- Howard Hawks
- Release Date
- 1945-01-20
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (590)
Cast
- Humphrey Bogart
- Lauren Bacall
- Walter Brennan
- Dolores Moran
- Hoagy Carmichael
- Sheldon Leonard
- Walter Szurovy
- Marcel Dalio
- Walter Sande
- Dan Seymour
Where to watch in United States
- 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 To Have and Have Not about?
- A hard-drinking boat captain and a seductive lounge singer find romance while ferrying French Resistance fighters through Nazi-controlled Martinique.
- What is To Have and Have Not like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of To Have and Have Not as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is To Have and Have Not violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in To Have and Have Not as mild.
- What did critics think of To Have and Have Not?
- Critics broadly regard it as a slick, witty, thoroughly enjoyable wartime romance whose characterization, atmosphere, and Bogart-Bacall chemistry outweigh its loose plot.
- Which films are like To Have and Have Not?
- Films with a similar feel include Casablanca, The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon, and The African Queen.
- How long is To Have and Have Not?
- To Have and Have Not runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch To Have and Have Not?
- In United States, To Have and Have Not is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
