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      French Connection II

      R Released May 21, 1975 1h 59m Action List
      82% 39 Reviews Tomatometer 62% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score This sequel to William Friedkin's 1971 crime drama finds Detective "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) still hot on the trail of slippery drug trafficker Charnier (Fernando Rey), but this time in Marseilles, France. Uprooted from his familiar New York City beat, Doyle struggles to assert himself in a strange city and break the drug ring wide open. When Charnier's goons force him into a heroin addiction, the tough cop must summon every ounce of his courage to kick the habit cold turkey. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Aug 06 Buy Now

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      Flawed and more conventional than its predecessor, French Connection II still offers a wealth of dynamic action and gritty characterizations.

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      Alec B For a movie that has no business existing, it's not half bad. Yeah it is still unnecessary (to give Doyle a measure of closure, however small, disregards a lot of what made the first one so great) but interesting enough to work as a "fish out of water" thriller. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/13/23 Full Review Tim M French Connection II isn't nearly as pulse-pounding as its groundbreaking predecessor, but it does more with character including another solid turn from Gene Hackman. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/07/23 Full Review Jelisije J A very slow paced realistic sequel to the original French Connection film with Popeye returning to catching the criminals that escaped him in the first movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/31/23 Full Review Brent A 20% rating ... I didn't think this lived up to the first film, and I thought the first one was so-so. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/09/23 Full Review Sweaty B Superior to Friedkin's overrated original. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/20/23 Full Review Shioka O The prequel is unarguably pure entertainment masterpiece. This sequel is less thrilling to that, still watchable though. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/03/22 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Penelope Gilliatt New Yorker The central character, Popeye Doyle, is again played by Gene Hackman and seems to be a man to root for, but there is really nothing to home but ignobility and biceps. Mar 6, 2024 Full Review Elston Brooks Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Frankenheimer's directorial touches abound in this, his best picture in years. Sep 5, 2021 Full Review Charles Champlin Los Angeles Times It is a free-standing picture, a striking and strongly entertaining work on its own terms, different in setting. Sep 5, 2021 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …The French Connection’s famously ambiguous ending left room for a satisfying enough sequel, and there’s lots of vigorous cops and robbers action to enjoy here… Rated: 3/5 Aug 24, 2022 Full Review Patrick Taggart Austin American-Statesman A sometimes fast, often slow and almost always intriguing movie that is both more and less than its parent. Sep 5, 2021 Full Review Stephen Carty Eye for Film The French Connection II is a decent genre effort, but not a massively memorable one. Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 5, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis This sequel to William Friedkin's 1971 crime drama finds Detective "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) still hot on the trail of slippery drug trafficker Charnier (Fernando Rey), but this time in Marseilles, France. Uprooted from his familiar New York City beat, Doyle struggles to assert himself in a strange city and break the drug ring wide open. When Charnier's goons force him into a heroin addiction, the tough cop must summon every ounce of his courage to kick the habit cold turkey.
      Director
      John Frankenheimer
      Screenwriter
      Alexander Jacobs, Robert Dillon, Laurie Dillon
      Production Co
      Twentieth Century Fox
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Action
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 21, 1975, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 1, 2013
      Runtime
      1h 59m
      Sound Mix
      Stereo
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