Hammett

"This is an entirely imaginary story about the writer Dashiell Hammett, who... in the words of one of his most gifted contemporaries... helped get murder out of the vicar's rose garden and back to the people who are really good at it. The detective story has not been the same since." So begins Hammett, the atmospheric and exciting tale of a young mystery writer who really lives the hard-boiled life he writes about -- and learns to dig beneath the surface of his characters to reveal their deeper, darker motivations.Hammett featuring Frederic Forrest and Peter Boyle is streaming with subscription on Prime Video, streaming with subscription on MUBI, streaming via tv everywhere with EPIX, and 3 others. It's a crime and drama movie with a high Rotten Tomatoes (critics) score of 80% and an average IMDb audience rating of 6.5 (2,708 votes).