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By Edoardo D (6) on 06 Aug 2008

A true classic. Dazzling action scenes. Hackman rules…

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By Rachel C (435) on 03 Aug 2008

Eddy Egan and Sonny Grosso, Popeye and Cloudy, ying and yang give us the best cop car-EL train chase that tops even Bullet…

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By Oscar T (386) on 31 Jul 2008

This is an intense, unremitting, intelligent and incredibly fast-paced film which blends action, cinematic realism, art and humor into a masterwork…

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By Cory T (374) on 30 Jul 2008

Gene Hackman stars as Popeye Doyle in this thriller from the early 1970s based on a novel of the account of the actual true story…

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By Jason M (2,623) on 30 Jul 2008

Fast paced actioner from the early 70's featuring the second best car chase ever committed to film…

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By Butt H (19) on 28 Jul 2008

Always heard about the great car chase scene in this one, so had to check it out for myself. Not too shabby…

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By Scott P (796) on 27 Jul 2008

I never really rooted for Hackman in this film because he seemed like a total ass but this movie was better than I was going to give it credit…

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By Glenda M (19) on 26 Jul 2008

You can tell a lot of tacky action movies have tried to mimic this one. If you're into gangster/70's cop movies then watch this one…

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By Jonathan S (1,990) on 26 Jul 2008

It's astonishing how raw and vital this 1971 cop movie remains…

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By Roger Greenspun (46) for The New York Times (9,847) on 27 Mar 2008

The French Connection is a film of almost incredible suspense, and it includes, among a great many chilling delights, the most brilliantly…

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By Robert B. Frederick (2) for Variety (12,700) on 19 Feb 2008

Producer and screenwriter have added enough fictional flesh to provide director William Friedkin and his overall topnotch cast with plenty…

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By J. Hoberman (756) for Village Voice (8,525) on 27 Aug 2007

Popeye also earned counterculture points by mistakenly shooting a federal agent and exhibiting a conspicuous lack of remorse…

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By Tonyb. (159) on 13 Aug 2007

I placed The French Connection in the #3 spot on my 1971 Best Film's list…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 02 Jul 2006

An excellent thriller, with one of the best chase scenes in American film, that also revolves around a fascinating character, a tough, vulgar,…

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By Rexg. (7) on 15 May 2006

One of my favourites. A thrilling movie with a stunning performance by Gene Hackman…

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By Geoff Andrew (550) for Time Out (7,510) on 26 Jan 2006

An urban crime thriller which won undeserved acclaim for its efficient but unremarkable elevated-railway chase and its clumsy, showy emphasis…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 22 Oct 2004

The French Connection is routinely included, along with Bullitt, Diva and Raiders of the Lost Ark, on the short list of movies with the greatest…

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By Tony Mastroianni (119) for Cleveland Press (118) on 20 Nov 2003

The French Connection is a tense, tough, mean, sizzling, raw thriller…

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By Frank Ochieng (928) for Movie Eye (513) on 28 May 2003

Friedkin's frantic and superlative Oscar-winning urban crimebuster caper for which all gritty wannabe cop dramas should be automatically measured…

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By Scott Weinberg (1,998) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 11 Aug 2002

Still one of the coolest cop flicks you'll ever see…

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