The French Connection fingerprintA , crime movie: , but never gory, .
Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults
Doyle is bad news—but a good cop.
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The French Connection1971
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In the United States, The French Connection streams on YouTube TV and History Vault. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Microsoft Store. It also streams in 50 other countries.
Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 87 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, and Metacritic 94). Critics rate it higher (96 out of 100) than audiences (81).
Yes: it's movie 1 of 2 in its series, followed by French Connection II (1975).
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 3 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
Yes, a big one: it cost about $2 million to make and earned $41 million worldwide, 22.9 times its budget.
TV Tropes lists 79 tropes for it, including Token Good Cops, Police Brutality, and Corpsing.
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