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FirefoxFirefox (1982)
Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Freddie Jones, David Huffman
Eastwood directs himself as a Vietnam vet assigned to steal a supersonic prototype from the Russians. Slow to start but gives way to some fine…
Fort Apache: The BronxFort Apache: The Bronx (1982)
Dir. Daniel Petrie
Feat. Paul Newman, Danny Aiello
Taut urban policier finds Bronx cop Paul Newman in a moral quandary over fellow officer Danny Aiello (who's just thrown a Puerto Rican teenager off a…
T.J. Hooker (TV Series)T.J. Hooker (TV Series) (1982-1986)
Feat. William Shatner, Heather Locklear, Adrian Zmed
Former STAR TREK–ker Shatner made a recovery to television fame for this affable cop drama, playing a tough but compassionate veteran who…
Night HawksNight Hawks (1981)
Dir. Bruce Malmuth
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Rutger Hauer
Two undercover NYC cops are faced with the unenviable task of tracking down Europe's number one terrorist in this underrated 80's action flick.…
Sharky's MachineSharky's Machine (1981)
Dir. Burt Reynolds
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith
Burt Reynolds assumed directing duties for this sleazy cop–thriller about political corruption. Mixes exciting, gory action–scenes with…
Big Sleep, TheBig Sleep, The (1977)
Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Oliver Reed, Robert Mitchum, Joan Collins
Having switched the setting of Chandler's classic Marlowe mystery to the U.K, it's still a hard act to follow after the magnificent performance of…
Professionals, The (TV Series)Professionals, The (TV Series) (1977-1983)
Dir. William Brayne
Feat. Lewis Collins, Martin Shaw, Gordon Jackson
CI5 hard–men Bodie and Doyle shoot first and then ask no questions in their dirty (but necessary) line of work. A seminal TV Series of the…
Enforcer, TheEnforcer, The (1976)
Dir. James Fargo
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Bradford Dillman
For sheer hokey excitement, Clint's third outing as Dirty Harry is worth a revisit.
BranniganBrannigan (1975)
Dir. Douglas Hickox
Feat. John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson
Effective late–career casting for Wayne, playing a Chicago cop who pursues a criminal across the Atlantic to London. Although featuring a…
French Connection 2, TheFrench 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.

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