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Movie Overview
Cast
Gene Hackman
Fernando Rey
Roy Scheider
Director
William Friedkin
MPAA Rating
R
The French Connection (1971)
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OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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5/5
"Puts the majority of contemporary action movies to shame."
Filmcritic.com
Blake French
5/5
"The movie is one of the undisputed must-sees of guydom."
eFilmCritic.com
David Cornelius
B
"Fast-paced urban crime thriller that catches the authentic flavor of the NYC locations."
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
4/4
"There have been bigger and grander car chase sequences since ..., but it would be hard to come up with one that is more raw and intense"
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
4.5/5
"It possesses an intensity and gritty urban squalor missing from crime thrillers nowadays."
ToxicUniverse.com
Jeremiah Kipp
8/10
"...tough, edgy, exciting, profane, and explosive, although its R rating seems a little extreme by today’s standards."
DVDTown.com
John J. Puccio
9/10
"This film demonstrates how smart action movies can be, and points out how dumbed down most of them have gotten."
Flick Filosopher
MaryAnn Johanson
"Grounded in a gritty reality - and shot as such - it's still an action classic today that offers adreniline-fueled pacing without insulting one's intelligence."
Movie Views
Ryan Cracknell
3/4
"This is your typical cop movie with good performances from Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider."
Oscar Guy
Wesley Lovell
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OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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