Subgenre Sampler
Policier: 436 Films to Buy & Rent
Offence, The (1973)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant…
- One of the better Lumet films. Sean Connery – in a rare impressive performance – as a British cop who loses control while interrogating a…
Revolver (Blood in the Streets) (1973)
- Dir. Sergio Sollima
Feat. Oliver Reed, Fabio Testi
- Equal turns punchy and preposterous, this 'spaghetti crime thriller' involves a prison warden (Reed) who is drawn into an intricate web of deceit…
Serpico (1973)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Al Pacino
- Pacino plays a tough, non–conformist cop who exposes police corruption and suffers persecution. Influential, authentic crime drama.
Stone Killer, The (1973)
- Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam, Jack Colvin…
- Charles Bronson and director Michael Winner duet for this pre–DEATH WISH actioner about a disgraced NYC cop who joins the L.A.P.D. where he…
Across 110th Street (1972)
- Dir. Barry Shear
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, Anthony Franciosa
- Three black youths steal from the mob, urging Anthony Quinn to prevent an explosion of ethnic unrest. A brutal excursion through the streets of 70s…
Dirty Money (Un Flic) (1972)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Alain Delon, Richard Crenna, Catherine Deneuve
- Final film by the suspense–specialist Melville (LE SAMOURAI), spins a familiar tale of cops and bank–robbers involving Alain Delon,…
Streets of San Francisco, The (TV Series) (1972-1980)
- Feat. Karl Malden, Michael Douglas
- Top–notch 70's crime show with granite–faced veteran Karl Malden and newcomer Michael Douglas sharing the billing with the photogenic and…
Van Der Valk (TV Series) (1972-1992)
- Feat. Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham, Michael Latimer…
- A hugely popular police procedural series starring Barry Foster as Van der Valk, a no–nonsense Dutch detective and head of the Amsterdam CID…
Cannon (TV Series) (1971-1976)
- Feat. William Conrad
- Popular 70s cop show that pitched itself somewhere between COLUMBO and THE STREETS OF SAN FRANSISCO, memorably featured big guy William Conrad as LA…
Dirty Harry (1971)
- Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Clint Eastwood
- Classic genre film with Clint Eastwood as Inspector Callaghan, a dynamic cop determined to bring in a psycho–killer, even if he has to break a…