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Four armed men hijack a New York City subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. The city's police are faced with a conundrum: Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
Aug 14, 1993 · New York Cop: Directed by Tôru Murakawa. With Tôru Nakamura, Chad McQueen, Mira Sorvino, Conan Lee. A Japanese detective, illegally residing in the U.S., finds himself blackmailed by the NYPD internal force and sent undercover to break a ring of Asian gun dealers.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Tôru Murakawa
- 1993-08-14
- American Gangster
- The French Connection
- A Bronx Tale
- The Warriors
- Death Wish
- Serpico
- The Naked City
- Midnight Cowboy
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
- Run All Night
The 1970s is the era which, for many, still defines the city to this day. Many of the films on this list come from that grimy decade, and our first entry is a testament (though certainly not a love letter) to the themes of the greatest films of that period. Ridley Scott's American Gangster is loosely based on the true story of Frank Lucas (Denzel W...
William Freidkin has an incredibly diverse resume, from The Exorcist to Killer Joe to Jade, all films which have the ability to make the viewer incredibly uncomfortable. One of his best-known, and most unconventionally disturbing works is The French Connection, starring Gene Hackman as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, a ruthless New York cop, based on the rea...
Written by Chazz Palminteri. Directed by Robert De Niro. Set in The Bronx, and shot mostly in Queens, because it had more 1950s-style buildings than The Bronx did. You don't get much more New York than this. Young Calogero, growing up in The Bronx in the mid 60's, is torn between two father figures: his dad Lorenzo (Robert De Niro), a blue collar b...
One of the premier "cult-classics" of the 70s, The Warriors takes the graffiti soaked gangland streets of 1979 Manhattan, The Bronx, and Coney Island, and turns it into the comic book fantasy version of gang warfare, with uniquely themed motifs on each of the various gangs of the city. The Baseball Furies dress like psycho versions of The New York ...
Death Wish is the original vigilante masterpiece and modern progenitor of the polarizing "man on the edge decides to be violent" genre of film. One of the greatest tough guys of all time, Charles Bronson, plays a mild-mannered architect who, after his wife and daughter are brutally attacked by a gang of street kids (including a young Jeff Goldblum)...
Serpico, one of the greatest films of the 1970s, is the true story of Detective Frank Serpico, a hero cop who fought against corruption among his peers in the NYPD and was nearly murdered for it. Famed director Sidney Lumet dives deep into the psychology of the powerful NYPD, exploring the roots of corruption in a "boys club" of machismo and graft....
This 1948 classic is the original modern New York detective story, and the gold standard by which all others are judged, from The French Connection to Law and Order. A surprisingly grisly (for its time) tale of murder, infidelity, and betrayal in Manhattan, The Naked City would be a pretty standard mystery/action story if it were not for its incred...
Simpleton Joe Buck (Jon Voight) moves from Texas to New York in hopes of making a living as a male prostitute. It doesn't work out. Making friends with local con artist "Ratso" Rizzo, Buck finds his every move is doomed from the outset. 1969's Midnight Cowboy is a story about loneliness, the lack of a viable American Dream, and how the city has a f...
One of the most perfect snapshots of 1970s New York City, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three shows the city in a very relaxed, matter-of-fact light, following Walter Mathau's Zachary Garber, transit police, a refreshingly chill dude, as he tries to save a hijacked train car. The hijackers include Robert Shaw as Mr. Blue and Hector Elizondo as Mr. G...
The way The Taking of Pelham One Two Three was an excellent snapshot of New York City in 1974, Run All Night will be remembered as a snapshot of NYC in 2015. Unfortunately, this action/drama didn't make waves upon its release in March of last year, perhaps because of the perceived fall of Liam Neeson's action hero phase, as well as a pretty weak tr...
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Serpico (1973) Rating: 7.7/10. Length: 2h 10min. Genre: Thriller, Drama, Crime, Biography. Director: Sidney Lumet. Storyline: Serpico is a cop in the 1960s-early 1970s. Unlike all his colleagues, he refuses a share of the money that the cops routinely extort from local criminals.
Jul 2, 2014 · Deliver Us from Evil: Directed by Scott Derrickson. With Eric Bana, Edgar Ramírez, Olivia Munn, Chris Coy. New York police officer Ralph Sarchie investigates a series of crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest, schooled in the rites of exorcism, to combat the possessions that are terrorizing their city.
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- Crime, Fantasy, Horror
- Scott Derrickson
- 2014-07-02
Pride and Glory is a 2008 American crime drama film directed by Gavin O'Connor, and starring Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight and Noah Emmerich. It was released on October 24, 2008, in the United States. Plot.
Aug 14, 1993 · Allegedly based on a true story, this film follows the life of Toshi, a Japanese man living in America and working with the New York City police. After being recommended for undercover work, Toshi decides to go after a gang lead by Hawk.
