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[Fxp]

While enjoying my Dirty Harry boxset, I wonder - are there any other good cop movies sharing the same vibe, funk music (except Shaft movies) minus of course Clint Eastwood famous grin

 

[Ecrofirt]

Detroit 9000

 

[nitewulf]

the french connection.

 

[Templar Wizard]

99 and 44/100% Dead

i shit you not, that is the title. features a pretty hot pair of cans named baby, and the only REAL irish action hero, Harry Crown.

crazy-ass shooting glasses and guns akimbo.
its set in 'the future', but its actually 70s america.

'pass us a bottle of the ole irish'

 

[Solo]

Serpico.

 

[Fxp]

the french connection.

Is the sequel any good?

 

[nitewulf]

Is the sequel any good?

dont know. havent watched it. no one ever mentiones the sequel though...so...make your conclusions.

 

[Ecrofirt]

DETROIT 9000 TRAILER
http://www.justmovietrailers.com/video/188/detroit_9000_main_trailer_300.html

 

[belgurdo]

Beverly Hills Cop, of course

 

[segasonic]

Lethal Weapon series
48 Hours
Beverly hills Cop series
Die Hard series

 

[placebo]

Bullitt -- '68, but it's close enough. Steve McQueen at his finest and a car chase that created the mold for all that followed.

 

[Error Macro]

Bullitt -- '68, but it's close enough. Steve McQueen at his finest and a car chase that created the mold for all that followed.

Absolutely. This is the best ever made.

 

[btrboyev]

superfuzz

 

[Ferd]

Serpico.

yes

 

[sefskillz]

DETROIT 9000 TRAILER
http://www.justmovietrailers.com/video/188/detroit_9000_main_trailer_300.html

DETROIT NINE THOUSAND! THE NUMBER THAT SPELLS TROUBLE.

 

[chinch]

"cop" with james woods is a classic.

 

[Boogie9IGN]

Black Rain

There was this one damned cop movie I haven't been able to find, I think its from late 70's-early 80's, and takes place in NYC(?) Chinatown. I only remember the main character eventually falling in love with this Chinese chick, and also I think he was being investigated by Internal Affairs. Maybe a train track scene too.

 

[Canadian Psycho]

Prince of the City

P.S. Magnum Force rocks!

 

[ToxicAdam]

Wouldn't 'Chinatown' with Jack Nicholson be considered a cop movie?


Also, try a few of the Death Wish (Charles Bronson) movies. Has a similar vibe to the Dirty Harry movies.

 

[nitewulf]

Black Rain

There was this one damned cop movie I haven't been able to find, I think its from late 70's-early 80's, and takes place in NYC(?) Chinatown. I only remember the main character eventually falling in love with this Chinese chick, and also I think he was being investigated by Internal Affairs. Maybe a train track scene too.

black rain is fantastic, and of the most underrated movies ever.

and you're looking for:

 

[Shubit]

There was this one damned cop movie I haven't been able to find, I think its from late 70's-early 80's, and takes place in NYC(?) Chinatown. I only remember the main character eventually falling in love with this Chinese chick, and also I think he was being investigated by Internal Affairs. Maybe a train track scene too.

You're probably talking about Year of the Dragon with Mickey Rourke. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090350/

Edit: dang, beaten to that one.

the french connection.

The same director (Friedkin) also did To Live And Die In L.A. quite possibly my all time favourite cop movie. Yeah it's somewhat outdated in a way that it just oozes the 80s from its every pore (think acid wash jeans that look like they'd glow in the dark and an unbearably cheezy soundtrack) but on the other hand it's just so in your face, brutal, uncompomising and also what's best about it completely throws the ol' good guys bad guys cliche out of the window. The characters in this are actually flawed and vulnerable and as a result virtually everyone gets fucked in the process. God I love this flick