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The French Connection

1971
Drama
Suspense/Thriller
1h 44m
A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection. (imdb)
Directed by:
William Friedkin William Friedkin
Written by:
Howard Hawks Howard Hawks Ernest Tidyman Robin Moore
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Starring:
Gene Hackman Gene Hackman Roy Scheider Roy Scheider Fernando Rey Fernando Rey Tony Lo Bianco Tony Lo Bianco Marcel Bozzuffi Marcel Bozzuffi Frédéric de Pasquale Arlene Farber Bill Hickman Benny Marino Ann Rebbot Harold Gary
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Franchise:
French Connection
Genres:
Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Action
Country:
USA
Languages:
English, French
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The French Connection

1971
Drama
Suspense/Thriller
1h 44m
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doctor7doctor7
Rated 07 Feb 2008
91
93rd
An excellent cops and robbers tale that pulls no punches and acts in shades of grey rather than clear cut black and white. Hackman provides what might certainly be considered one of his best performances ever. Roy Scheider, whom I'm normally only marginally impressed with, is absolutely fantastic. Featuring one of the most memorable car chases I've ever seen The French Connection is an excellent film that is essential viewing.
Rated 07 Feb 2008
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 25 Dec 2009
8
82nd
The ending to this one bugged me. They had this great ambiguous ending at first but then did this incredibly stupid text ending where they tell you what happened. Ugh. I mean, they already fictionalized and exaggerated the story so why tell me what actually happened to the guy at the end? This movie was pretty good though. A bit dated but the car chase was epic.
Rated 25 Dec 2009
farzanFarzan
Rated 02 Mar 2010
86
84th
A great cop flick that takes its time to build up anticipation, and when you finally think it's almost over, they end up doing it again. A great thriller that will have you at the edge of your seat. The care chase sequence is absolutely brilliant, and everything from the train, the sniper on the roof, and the game of cat and mouse in the train station is wonderful. An extremely entertaining film with Hackman in a marvelous performance.
Rated 02 Mar 2010
unohav1unohav_1
Rated 04 Aug 2008
80
42nd
Honestly didn't lead up to the hype. Whole lotta nothing going on throughout film, which I assumed was just building for climax of film that wasn't that great of a climax. What a letdown. I'd been wanting to see this for a long time after hearing how awesome it was. Not sure what everybody else watched, this certainly wasn't awesome.
Rated 04 Aug 2008
lumpnboylumpnboy
Rated 17 Aug 2014
60
68th
Saw a retrospective 'making of' doco, with an interview with a cop on whose activities this was based, who met Hackman before they made the film. He talked about how the cops didn't think Hackman would be able to play a tough manly cop like him, but Hackman did a great job; the smirking way he talked about it left no doubt he was implying Hackman is an effete artsy type if not actually gay. The doco then showed the scene where Hackman intimidates a guy by suggesting he had gay sex in prison.
Rated 17 Aug 2014
guy_piranhaguy piranha
Rated 31 May 2018
65
53rd
A whole lot of hilariously inept tailing and roughing up the occasional black dude leads to almost capturing the head of a french drug smuggling ring. I'm not sure i was supposed to laugh as much as i did, or what exactly i should have taken away from it. It's friedkin, so there are worthwhile moments spattered throughout which were probably highly influential on everything that followed. But will i watch this again? Nah, don't think so.
Rated 31 May 2018
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 25 Nov 2010
90
92nd
We're gonna need a bigger boat. If the movie ended right before the text ending parts IT WOUDLVE BEEN BETTAH
Rated 25 Nov 2010
thmertensth_mertens
Rated 19 Jun 2009
70
52nd
It very much reminded me of the Bourne Triology. Not so much in plot, but in style. The camera work is done just to give you this spy/voyeuristic feeling. ... Hackman and Scheider make a great duo. And the action is solid. But in the end there is nothing that special about it.
Rated 19 Jun 2009
timmotimmo
Rated 17 Feb 2010
95
88th
A noir-ish crime drama brilliantly made, and tied together wonderfully with Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider. And yeah, the car chase is awesome.
Rated 17 Feb 2010
rufamRufam
Rated 30 Oct 2011
80
85th
Although it takes a while to get going, "The French Connection" is a taut, relentlessly suspenseful thrill ride. Friedkin's shoots a wintery, gritty vision of NY as the backdrop to a gripping chase thriller, the famous car-train chase scene being only one of its terrific sequences. Hackman gives a powerful performance as an obsessive, racist cop, Rey is a sly, entertaining villain and Scheider is typically dependable as the sidekick. The ambiguous note at the ending was a pleasant surprise.
Rated 30 Oct 2011
giaguipegiaguipe
Rated 23 Jan 2014
30
1st
WTF
Rated 23 Jan 2014
zealot185Zealot185
Rated 04 Jul 2008
97
99th
The scene where Hackman is standing out in the cold while Charnier is ambiguously mocking him with his hot drink is so simple yet so effective that it screams "noir" to me. Everyone has heard of the car chase from this movie, and you really owe it to yourself to watch this if only for that scene - it really deserves all of the praise that it gets. The vague ending leaves you feeling both defeated and enlightened; weird yet perfect. The text epilogue does diminish the effect, however.
Rated 04 Jul 2008
lexlex
Rated 16 Apr 2015
90
80th
Pretty straightforward in concept but the tone and grittiness it holds together is incredible. You won't want to look away.
Rated 16 Apr 2015
twincinematwincinema
Rated 27 Dec 2021
85
85th
Watch this and you will realize where Grand Theft Auto got half of their mission ideas from.
Rated 27 Dec 2021
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 19 Mar 2014
9
91st
The French Connection is one of the best police drama's ever made. William Friedkin's overall direction of this gritty, suspenseful and realistic thriller is stellar. Gene Hackman gives his best performance as one of cinema's most iconic cops Popeye Doyle. And Roy Scheider is decent also. The tailing scenes are brilliantly captured and some of the best I've seen. The car chase alone is essential viewing. And the understated scenes are just as effective as the climatic ones. Superb filmmaking.
Rated 19 Mar 2014
filliganFilligan
Rated 08 Oct 2008
85
59th
Solid action film. But also a compelling crime drama that makes you think and analyze it at the end? That's more than I thought I had signed on for and I love that. Hackman is wonderful, playing a much more complicated character than you initially think, and the action and tension holds up after all these years.
Rated 08 Oct 2008
coffeecoffee
Rated 16 Jun 2007
79
70th
Chase scene was perfect. But the rest is almost boring. I craved it to end much sooner..
Rated 16 Jun 2007
naurunauru
Rated 14 Mar 2010
65
66th
Some nice chase scenes. The police story genre is fairly limiting, but still this is one of the better (read: less boring) ones. It keeps moving forward, without wasting time on the standard "police story" atmosphere or useless side plots. Still I'm not sure why this film is so famous. I only watched it because I'd heard its name so many times and honestly I'm not sure what all the fuss was about this flick. Pretty standard stuff here, competently executed, but nothing more.
Rated 14 Mar 2010
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 27 Apr 2013
85
87th
Hey France, you better check yourself before bringing your weak criminal bullshit to the USA.
Rated 27 Apr 2013
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 04 Mar 2007
4
70th
William Friedkin doesn't give a fuck. He'll tear up 70s NYC with an illegal guerrilla car chase just because he can.
Rated 04 Mar 2007
jebJeb
Rated 22 Jul 2008
98
93rd
Perfect thriller. Pitch perfect.
Rated 22 Jul 2008
caimancaiman
Rated 13 Mar 2008
88
87th
Directed and written with confident precision. The plot progresses intriguingly and doesn't lull for a second. Hackman and Scheider both give outstanding performances, and the action is perfect. This movie marks the absolute peak of car chase sequences in Hollywood. Everything done since has paled in comparison.
Rated 13 Mar 2008
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
99th
I watched this again and it's even better than I remembered. This is arguably the police action movie to end all action movies. Stark and grating, its high realism (inspired, says Friedkin, by watching Costa-Gavras' Z) lends credibility to some totally outrageous scenes. Friedkin's directing and Hackman's hard-nosed Doyle are just astounding.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
matthias99Matthias99
Rated 12 Jul 2007
95
93rd
Great crime flick. One of the best cinematic car chases ever.
Rated 12 Jul 2007
tvfilm_hubTV+Film-Hub
Rated 01 Mar 2009
0
3rd
I started it: quit 2 minutes in. Tried it again, quit 4 minutes in. Third time I think I made it 8 minutes. But the honest truth is I just don't want to see this.
Rated 01 Mar 2009
randallodimRandallODim
Rated 15 Sep 2013
86
82nd
All the tailing scenes are great, and I'm always on board for a film with Hackman (and Roy Schnieder as a fantastic bonus), but there's an unfortunate lull towards the middle, that at least for me hurt my enjoyment for a while. It's entirely worth sticking through though, because the last forty-five minutes are absolutely amazing.
Rated 15 Sep 2013
optimusmikeOptimus_mike
Rated 11 Dec 2008
85
80th
I really wish Crime Dramas were like this now-a-days
Rated 11 Dec 2008
rottentomatoRottenTomato
Rated 17 May 2011
98
96th
Realistic, fast-paced and uncommonly smart, The French Connection is bolstered by stellar performances by Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider, not to mention William Friedkin's thrilling production.
Rated 17 May 2011
scribScrib
Rated 08 Jun 2022
60
31st
Technically well put together with some good sequences, but overall quite dry and unengaging.
Rated 08 Jun 2022
damildamil
Rated 12 Jan 2012
70
67th
The most famous scene from this movie is the car chase and it was pretty awesome and impressive, at least for the time. I liked how gritty and raw it was. I also liked the wonderfully melodramatic score.
Rated 12 Jan 2012
actionbergActionberg
Rated 05 Mar 2011
85
84th
Triumphantly grungy, and that's a sincere compliment.
Rated 05 Mar 2011
peyrinpeyrin
Rated 06 Sep 2018
30
10th
Why does this thing have so many chase scenes?
Rated 06 Sep 2018
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 20 Nov 2023
80
59th
New to this, I can confirm about half of this has not aged well. While I'm sure many cliches were spawned here (cops like Popeye must've felt very new back in '71), they've still become cliches. And although it remains interesting to see how boring & unpleasant stakeouts no doubt are, it gets repetitive. But there's good stuff too: train chase is still compelling (even though some parts are implausible) & the ending of the film is still completely unpredictable & packs a very interesting punch.
Rated 20 Nov 2023
estevao3estevao3
Rated 15 Mar 2016
90
87th
Perfect combination of plot and character.
Rated 15 Mar 2016
onomatopizzaonomatopizza
Rated 02 Oct 2015
88
39th
Car chase.
Rated 02 Oct 2015
yesistastyyesistasty
Rated 13 Jan 2023
97
95th
Stunning evocation of decay -- physical and moral -- in the heart of the metropole. Strong acting from the two cops, exciting cinematography, and beautiful location shooting.
Rated 13 Jan 2023
ronthedogronthedog
Rated 14 May 2010
81
55th
Classic thriller in every way. Hackman and Schneider are brilliant and the film's sparse plotline captures Doyle's obsessive nature brilliantly. "You pick your feet?"
Rated 14 May 2010
sopachuco13sopachuco13
Rated 12 Dec 2015
80
62nd
The quintessential cop action movie movie. Gene Hackman plays a bad boy cop out to bust an international drug deal. The action and badass attitudes are a lot of fun. Watching the "old fashion" racism played out on screen can be jarring, but this film becomes a good time capsule of the era. The scenes of old New York City also belong in a time capsule. This movie is the old school cool at its finest. The end of the movie even gives you a taste of the fact that justice is a fickle bitch.
Rated 12 Dec 2015
michaelhash2michaelhash2
Rated 09 Nov 2012
90
73rd
89.500
Rated 09 Nov 2012
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 17 Jul 2016
9
90th
Possibly the greatest film document of 1970s New York.
Rated 17 Jul 2016
susie_mauvesusie-mauve
Rated 30 Dec 2012
71
27th
Who taught the French to speak THAT French? Anyhows, if there's one thing this film accomplishes, it's certainly the fact that it's not stuffed with bullshit. Friedkin keeps it simple and artifice-free, unlike many other films in the genre.
Rated 30 Dec 2012
stuie299stuie299
Rated 20 Feb 2015
80
60th
The first half is really drawn out. Not sure there was enough here for a feature film because it wasn't till subway scene that things started to get going. Friedkin does a great job directing and the cinematography is good. Hackman and company perform well. Its just if you've seen The Wire the gritty realism of it all doesn't play as well.
Rated 20 Feb 2015
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 14 Apr 2013
64
26th
Murky and convoluted cop drama has a nice feel for the seedy New York of the early 70s, but its plotting is so complicated, investing layers of information into characters who remain cyphers, that the film quickly degenerates into a fairly plodding affair. Livened by an iconic, genuinely gripping chase sequence in the mid-section, but far from the best work of anyone involved.
Rated 14 Apr 2013
pigletPiglet
Rated 05 Dec 2009
76
82nd
One of the most epic "car-chase movies" ever.
Rated 05 Dec 2009
kito1kito1
Rated 19 Jul 2017
60
47th
Acceptable crime film with an authentic style. - Especially one scene was interesting, where a french guy picks some kind of sea urchin from a tide pool and just eats it casually. Truly mind-boggling.
Rated 19 Jul 2017
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 21 Dec 2008
85
86th
Strong thriller with plenty of tension, great action sequences, and one of the greatest car chases ever filmed.
Rated 21 Dec 2008
panzerwolfpanzerwolf
Rated 22 Feb 2023
67
49th
The scenes and that car chase are absolutely iconic, but plot-wise, it was a bit of a hit-and-miss for me. Some scenes were very intense, like the one in the subway, obviously the car chase scene with the train and the scenes were characters shadow others. Otherwise it's really difficult to just have any connection for the characters, because they are (purposefully) kind of assholes. Fits the gritty theme, but also what the hell with the ending?
Rated 22 Feb 2023
sweekodenSweekoden
Rated 20 Sep 2016
51
33rd
Not really my type of film, so I was a lot less tolerant of various minor details (Popeye pulling a lady out of a train to a complete non-reaction; people lining up outside the conductor's room somehow unaware that someone had been shot; the sniper taking the shot at the one moment where no sniper would ever take a shot) than I think people who're really into this stuff would be. Popeye's also a racist and his 'picking toes' line makes no sense to me. Neat chases, and otherwise pretty much okay.
Rated 20 Sep 2016
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 21 Jun 2017
90
95th
friedkin'in tartışmasız en iyisi. temposu çok iyi işleyen, suç temasına en sadık kalan türün en iyilerinden birisi, hatta belki en iyisi. öylesine bir hikaye olması, ismine kadar yansıyan komplocu hal, ana karakterin yapısının ufak alkışlar için bozulmuyor olması, nihayetinde sadece bir başka sıradan suça dair sıradan bir soruşturma/takip sürecinin işlenişi ve hepsinin friedkin'in kameradan müziğe kadar alametifarikasıyla toparlanışı...
Rated 21 Jun 2017
neonmanNeonman
Rated 31 Dec 2010
92
94th
A raw, real, flat-paced crime thriller with an underrated chemistry between the characters, especially those of Hackman and Scheider. Is this the grittiest Best Picture winner?
Rated 31 Dec 2010
cmonsterCMonster
Rated 06 Jan 2015
87
84th
Why don't modern cop movies let cops wear great disguises anymore?
Rated 06 Jan 2015
kavkav
Rated 12 Jul 2008
82
82nd
Have you been picking your feet?
Rated 12 Jul 2008
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 24 Sep 2010
89
97th
Gene Hackman in the 1970's equals awesome. Great cop movie, great thriller.
Rated 24 Sep 2010
mini_tMini-T
Rated 02 May 2010
88
82nd
The car chase is one for the history books, together with the rest of the movie. It's almost 40 years old, so you must imagine what it means for all the 'cop movies' there are. So many great scene's, and so exciting. The movie builds on a great suspense from start to end.
Rated 02 May 2010
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 02 Nov 2011
70
69th
"The French Connection" is an entertaining genre movie. The train sequence stands out as an excellent, engrossing piece of film-making and the finale offers a succinct, surprisingly darker overtone. Elsewhere, genre cliches are present and a couple of comic reliefs seem out-of-place, nevertheless William Friedkin keeps proceedings interesting enough throughout.
Rated 02 Nov 2011
theyshoot07theyshoot07
Rated 02 Mar 2008
68
48th
# 647
Rated 02 Mar 2008
pepsi_manPepsi-Man
Rated 26 Oct 2009
3
74th
A pretty cool, old-school flick. The car chase is, of course, epic, yet it lacks almost everything that one would expect in a more "modern" car chase. And, yes, it kicks the collective asses of most "modern" car chases. But what's best about the film is it knows when to effectively use silence to move the story along.
Rated 26 Oct 2009
shalevshalev
Rated 04 Jul 2018
77
34th
Nothing that stands out, yet another cops movie.
Rated 04 Jul 2018
jeg2jeg2
Rated 05 Apr 2008
90
98th
Classic action film
Rated 05 Apr 2008
normalchaosnormalchaos
Rated 31 Mar 2015
70
52nd
The movie is pretty much just chase scenes of varying intensity, the car chase being the definite highlight. I couldn't get behind Gene Hackman's character - he was a racist brute. Roy Scheider was great. The soundtrack was enjoyable. The camera-work was occasionally distracting.
Rated 31 Mar 2015
fra_paolofra paolo
Rated 20 Jul 2017
95
96th
A great Hollywood film -- understated, straightforward, nationalistic, with a compelling story and tense drama..
Rated 20 Jul 2017
kavuKavu
Rated 02 Jun 2010
80
69th
Classic buddy cop movie with many great scenes. This might be the only movie to exist where Gene Hackman delivers the best acting performance.
Rated 02 Jun 2010
lauftLäuft.
Rated 12 Aug 2012
87
89th
Nasty. Dirty. Awesome.
Rated 12 Aug 2012
supergloosupergloo
Rated 14 Aug 2007
4
13th
Hackman and Scheider chew the scenery in this highly unsatisfying but, apparently, much admired film. New York never looked worse. There's also a car chase in their somewhere.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
teeceeteecee
Rated 16 Sep 2008
90
99th
Elsker den..
Rated 16 Sep 2008
doctortupacdoctortupac
Rated 29 Oct 2012
77
59th
A good film, but rather unsatisfying.
Rated 29 Oct 2012
carbo_kenCarbo-Ken
Rated 29 May 2012
89
99th
The unintended, gritty 70s prequel to The Terminator. Popeye acts like a drug enforcing version of the T-800 - and the film cuts away all the unneccesary emotional dead weight and instead pushes the viewer through a series of thrilling and masterly directed cat-and-mouse sequences.
Rated 29 May 2012
obdurateObdurate
Rated 16 Jan 2018
80
67th
Obviously have love for the chase scene like everybody else does. This is a great thriller but I'm not in love with it. Hackman puts in a good performance, it does take its time but ultimately pays off which is necessary. I think the ending is amazing though, him running into a room and then there's just a gunshot and there's that eerie music playing. Didn't really expect that.
Rated 16 Jan 2018
cosmicmonkeyCosmicMonkey
Rated 12 May 2011
75
49th
How in God's name did this wreck win the Oscar over Clockwork Orange? The plot is full of holes, it's incredibly dated even for it's time and the policework is so unrealistic and unbelievable it destroys any sense of immersion. (eg. A trigger-happy cop kills a FEDERAL AGENT, and we're supposed to believe that he suffers no consequence for his actions?) If I wasn't for that car chase and my hopelessly strong school-girl-like crush on NYC, I would've given this the horrible rating it deserves.
Rated 12 May 2011
ivytivyt
Rated 06 Apr 2009
100
97th
The action movie to begin all action movies. I love the gritty camera work and all the cussin'! Now you know why I cuss so fuckin' much. Probably this movie. It's so beautiful. Car chase heaven! Give me a moment with it in the back room.
Rated 06 Apr 2009
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 20 Mar 2017
83
66th
Pardon my French, but this film was pretty bien. Gene Hackman was brilliant as always. I loved the characters (plus their nicknames) of Popeye and Cloudy. One funny thing I picked up on in this movie is this: have you noticed that the French aren't normally the villains in films? I'm sure there are examples, but I sure can't think of any. There are some good, bloody action sequences and some good car chase scenes...
Rated 20 Mar 2017
cclzaCCLZA
Rated 01 Mar 2007
85
89th
Exhilarating pitch perfect thriller.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
yiannosYiannos
Rated 01 Jan 2022
63
54th
Like Serpico, its impact has waned over the years due to countless imitations. Friedkin's direction of the infamous car chase scene is rightly revered, the performances are good, and it ends up with a bang, both literally and figuratively, but too much is sacrificed at the altar of realism, resulting in a rather two dimensional experience.
Rated 01 Jan 2022
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 03 Oct 2018
70
41st
Has the Wire really spoiled me that much on cop movies? The characters do a few dumb movie things and I'm immediately checked out. I couldn't even fully enjoy the car chase because I kept thinking it was only happening because of how ludicrously stupid the assassin's plan was. It's not fair, I can't enjoy anything anymore.
Rated 03 Oct 2018
webdwwebdw
Rated 01 Sep 2007
80
84th
A gritty, slice of policethriller based on true stories. It's still a riveting film after all these years.
Rated 01 Sep 2007
edkrakedkrak
Rated 14 Jun 2015
80
82nd
Standard, but good crime story. Everything's here how it's supposed to be: no bullshit, no romantic side stories, no stupid shenanigans - everybody's shooting each other without second thoughts or monologues. Cinematography is fantastic and adds a lot to the mood with it's washed out 8mm kinda look (go for old remaster, not the new gummy-bear-colorful one).
Rated 14 Jun 2015
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 08 Feb 2010
73
44th
A slow moving thriller with very little dialog, and the action in it isn't actually that good. So I guess I'll call it a failure in the action and the thriller genres--too bad considering so many people like it.
Rated 08 Feb 2010
tripleshTripleSH
Rated 25 Jan 2010
84
77th
The character of Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle is truly classic in the crima genre. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie (and it's sequel to some extent). I watched it because I couldn't believe I hadn't watched it yet, and I was more than pleasantly suprised when it not only held my interest, but entertained me from beginning to end.
Rated 25 Jan 2010
ocelotOcelot
Rated 18 Mar 2014
70
73rd
Really strong stuff, with some proto-Buddy cop elements even sprinkled around. The chases are fantastic and honestly, I was more excited by the foot ones. The post-script is dumb.
Rated 18 Mar 2014
teddedonTedDedon
Rated 18 Mar 2007
75
50th
The French Connection must have been great in the 70s, but when you stack it up to movies like it today, it doesn't quite hold up. It's not bad in any way, it's just surprising how this could have won so many awards and be held as an all-time classic.
Rated 18 Mar 2007
jdm123JDM123
Rated 09 Jun 2019
100
84th
Popeye Doyle! This was the time of car chases, and next to Bullitt, this is the best.
Rated 09 Jun 2019
daveimbodenDaveImboden
Rated 20 Dec 2014
5
88th
william friedkin cut the famous car chase to the tune of black magic woman by santana. there's your trivia for the day.
Rated 20 Dec 2014
cowmanCowman
Rated 23 Mar 2014
70
56th
Pretty cool, but actually not thát special compared to many other police films. I loved the cinematography of the city and the gritty atmosphere. It's a shame it severely lacks in characterization, which in turn makes it a bit uninteresting at some points.
Rated 23 Mar 2014
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 21 Dec 2009
81
48th
Doesn't look that unusual anymore, for we have become accustomed to disagreeable heroes in a harsh world. Still, it is gritty, realistic, with a good performance from Hackman. The film is essentially heartless, however, and leaves you little reason to care about anybody. Like a Brian De Palma film without the elegance.
Rated 21 Dec 2009
estutmirleidEstutmirleid
Rated 02 Apr 2012
68
51st
overrated again
Rated 02 Apr 2012
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 11 Jul 2011
80
68th
What a bizarre, dark ending. This film seemed to borrow a bit from Le Samurai in two categories. Chase sequences, and trench-coat selection. The subway stuff, the light rail stuff, and the car chase stuff were all really different. Innovative, even. Chase scenes - especially car chase scenes - are oftentimes great opportunities for bathroom breaks. Here it was actually stressful, since it felt like an real human driving on an actual road. It's actually the most memorable scene in the film.
Rated 11 Jul 2011
bownBown
Rated 01 Aug 2022
78
46th
So filthy and grimy I had to go to the hospital after. Fantastic action and performances that really give you the feeling of Popeye’s phyrric obsession. Downgraded a little because of the title cards at the end which ruin what would have otherwise been such a fantastic ending!!!
Rated 01 Aug 2022
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 31 Jul 2012
3
73rd
Liked it as a child but other than a couple of great scenes it doesn't work for me now.
Rated 31 Jul 2012
ceekay19Ceekay19
Rated 11 Jan 2019
70
53rd
Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle: "All right, Popeye's here! Get your hands on your heads, get off the bar, and get on the wall!"
Rated 11 Jan 2019
redactedredacted
Rated 09 Apr 2015
80
70th
Not sure why the sniper scene happened given one of the prior exchanges involving that character & weren't the detectives thrown off special detail only to have everyone (including the FBI guy) back on board 2 scene's later? Something about the combination of NYC, the 70's & film stock that make even its shit-alleys so photographable. That and the choice in playing TFC straight down the barrel bumps the film up a few notches. I'm down with the nihilistic ending, fuck you too, completionists!
Rated 09 Apr 2015
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 25 Oct 2012
78
79th
* Casting, Acting : 8 * Script : 7 * Directing, Aura : 9 * Ease of Viewing : 7 * Naked Eye : 8
Rated 25 Oct 2012
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 29 Apr 2010
8
80th
Thriller with genuine suspense and some of the best chase scenes. Not just one of the best car chases but the subway scene was among my favorite scenes in a movie where good scenes were very common.
Rated 29 Apr 2010
zayankZayanK
Rated 25 Sep 2011
87
77th
It is indeed excellent.
Rated 25 Sep 2011
theyshoot08theyshoot08
Rated 19 Dec 2008
66
32nd
677
Rated 19 Dec 2008
faveryfavery
Rated 09 Sep 2020
60
72nd
Starts out slow but gets better and better.
Rated 09 Sep 2020
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
62nd
Score based on distant memory of a film that seemed generally well-made but not terribly involving or interesting.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
rthornhillrthornhill
Rated 30 Mar 2009
95
93rd
really gripping crime thriller..........don't miss this one!
Rated 30 Mar 2009
nobletNoblet
Rated 25 Sep 2010
85
84th
The very definition of a gritty crime film, this movie is pretty dry and no-frills but it still has a very compelling crime story.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
aarona1caarona1c
Rated 15 Jan 2008
91
84th
Great movie, much much better than I expected.
Rated 15 Jan 2008
pattonPatton
Rated 13 Oct 2008
12
7th
Crap.
Rated 13 Oct 2008

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