Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with tuberculosis who writes pulp fiction for a living, receives an unexpected visit from an old friend asking for help.
Hammett has generally received positive reviews.
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Hammett was released in 1982 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 32 reviews, giving Hammett (1982) an average rating of 62%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 70% and users giving an average score of 73%.
With a score of 62%, Hammett is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1982, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1982 with similar scores include films like The Snowman and Pokkuveyil.
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