Subgenre Sampler
Policier: 436 Films to Buy & Rent
French Connection 2, The (1975)
- Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson…
- Hackman reprises his role as Lt. Doyle, where unfinished business leads him to perilous encounters on French soil.
SWAT (TV Series) (S.W.A.T.) (1975)
- Feat. Steve Forrest, Robert Urich
- One of the tough cop shows of the seventies that follows the covert missions of the LAPD's elite force.
Season 1 (13 episodes) available over 3…
McQ (1974)
- Dir. John Sturges
Feat. John Wayne, Eddie Albert, Diana Muldaur…
- John Wayne plays it tough in this neo–noir as a grizzled Seattle cop investigating the murder of his best friend and the corruption within the…
Rockford Files, The (TV Series) (1974-1975)
- Feat. James Garner, Noah Jr. Beery, Joe Santos…
- In the spirit of 'Cold Case' this detective thriller series stars James Garner as an easy going plaid jacket attired investigator pursuing unsolved…
Super Cops, The (1974)
- Dir. Gordon Parks Snr.
Feat. Ron Leibman, David Selby, Pat Hingle…
- 70's buddy cop movie which was released almost simultaneously with the more well–known and similar SERPICO, and lifted from relative obscurity…
Zodiac (TV Series) (1974)
- Feat. Anton Rodgers, Anouska Hempel
- A skeptical detective opens his mind to the unorthodox when he teams up with a young astrologer in this eccentric, short–lived crime series.
Kojak (TV Series) (1973-1978)
- Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Telly Savalas, Ned Beatty
- Popular 70s cop show that turned Telly Savalas's funky, lollipop sucking, glow–domed police lieutenant into a cultural icon. Highly quotable,…
Kojak Collection, The (The Marcus-Nelson Murders, The Belarus File, The Price of Justice) (1973-1987)
- Dir. Joseph Sargent, Robert Markowitz, Alan Metzger
Feat. Telly Savalas, Marjoe Gortner, Jose Ferrer…
- Telly Savalas stars as the tough but witty sleuth who became a small screen icon in the 1970's. This set features the three feature–length TV…
Laughing Policeman, The (1973)
- Dir. Stuart Rosenberg
Feat. Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Anthony Zerbe
- Police procedural loosely based on the Swedish novel of the same name, set in the aftermath of a horrific shootout on a public bus.
A detective…
Magnum Force (1973)
- Dir. Ted Post
Feat. Clint Eastwood
- Dirty Harry sequel in which supercool Clint tracks down a ruthless vigilante ring. The irony is purely intentional.