The French Connection

  • 1971


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Positive Reviews 33
Negative reviews 3
Average Rating 4.4/5
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5.0
The French Connection is as amoral as its hero, as violent, as obsessed and as frightening. Rogerebert
5.0
Based on a true story, and the winner of multiple Oscars, THE FRENCH CONNECTION is undeniably a classic that has transcended its gritty 1971 release t .. Common Sense Media
3.5
Producer Philip DAntoni and screenwriter Ernest Tidyman have added enough fictional flesh to provide director William Friedkin and his overall topnotc .. Variety
1.5
An urban crime thriller which won undeserved acclaim for its efficient but unremarkable elevated railway chase and its clumsy, showy emphasis on grain .. Time Out
5.0
This segment of low budget 60s TV carries a message we need now more than ever. Time Out
5.0
Shooting in actual locations wherever possible, and availing themselves of the featherweight handheld cameras that enabled the development of the Dire ..
2.0
A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austins independent news source for over 36 years, expressing the communitys pol ..
4.4
There is nothing pretty about it.But then there is nothing pretty about being a cop and it is this hard truth that the picture conveys so brilliantly. Ny Daily News
4.5
Young director Friedkin produced a suspenseful and utterly absorbing film which incorporated thrills with street humor and routine police work with hi .. Tv Guide
5.0
Astonishingly, most of the film is made up of characters simply watching each other through secret surveillance. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.4
The movies incredibly thin storyline seems to exist for the sole purpose of allowing Sonny and Cher to sing a lot of silly pop songs and appear in eye .. Reel Film Reviews
5.0
It brought an abrasive documentary style realism to a genre that had been dominated by slick film noir coppers. The Times
4.5
I love a good action flick emphasis on good.Too bad there are so few of them.
4.0
An excellent thriller, with one of the best chase scenes in American film, that also revolves around a fascinating character, a tough, vulgar, bigoted .. Emanuellevy
5.0
A modern Hollywood action thriller like this would need to show redemption for Doyle. Guardian
5.0
Most of the movie takes place in dingy alleyways, cheap watering holes, and backstreets in Brooklyn. Q Network
4.5
A knockout police thriller with so much jarring excitement that it almost calls for comic book expletives. POW! ZOWIE! Time
5.0
Getting more of Hackman as Popeye Doyle is a great gift, Im sure youll agree, and theres some brilliant material here. Groucho Reviews
5.0
Of course the most famous thing about this movie, and what it is most remembered for, is the elevated train chase through Bensonhurst Brooklyn, and de .. Three Movie Buffs
4.5
A superb cop thriller based on historical events and starring Gene Hackman in one of his best performances. Matts Movie Reviews
2.0
Fast paced urban crime thriller that catches the authentic flavor of the NYC locations. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
5.0
Packed with memorable set pieces, tense action and a great script, this remains a classic cop thriller, and boasts one of Hackmans best performances. Film 4
4.5
It is a predatory film, with a predators fluidity and grace as it plunges forward: theres nothing wasted and nothing superfluous, only a cold, mercile .. Alternate Ending
4.5
This 1971 thriller about a heroin bust is solid, slick filmmaking, full of dirty cops, shrewd operators, and slam bang action. Chicago Reader
5.0
The dialogue sounds like it was written by a foul mouthed wino who got hold of a 1940 joke book. Articles Chicago Tribune
4.5
Performances are solid all round, the script is great, the directing superb, the action still intense and an unforgettable albeit confusing as hell an .. Dark Horizons
5.0
Gangbusters adjusted to grungy 1970s ambiguity kicks off with contrasting brands of brutality, a bloody rubout that interrupts a tranquil stroll throu .. Cine Passion
4.5
As far as action goes, it equals the best of the genre. The pace is so incredible, thanks to director William Friedkin it seems like the picture takes .. OutWeek
4.5
The true to life film about the largest narcotics seizure of all time in 1962 with an innovative semi documentary style technique that conveys the sto .. Film Site
4.5
Finally, theres a 53 minute BBC documentary called The Pughkeepsie Shuffle, which looks extensively at the original case. Movie Views
3.8
This is your typical cop movie with good performances from Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider. Cinema Sight
4.5
It possesses an intensity and gritty urban squalor missing from crime thrillers nowadays. Toxic Universe
3.8
Exciting cinema thats not to be missed by those in search of a fast paced, well crafted thriller. Film and Felt
4.5
The French Connection is a tense, tough, mean, sizzling, raw thriller. For cops and robbers chase movies theres been nothing like it since Bullitt, an .. Cleveland Press
4.5
...while The French Connection shows us the realistic problems of life on the street and the drug trade, it also totally entertains us. Hollywood Jesus
4.0
The realism that made that scene effective is the very same thing that made entire film look revolutionary and fresh to early 1970s audiences. Drax Review Word Press



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