The Seven Five

R

Released May 8, 2015

1h 42m

Documentary

Biography

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28 Reviews

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Former NYPD officer Michael Dowd tells how he and his partner committed a long list of crimes, including running their own cocaine ring, while on the job in the 1980s and early '90s.

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stoner j

Was this Goodfellas, or a dirty cop documentary? Absolutely thrilling story told in a way that it feels like Goodfellas… really good

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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T. C

Exhilarating!!! A unique window into New York during the chaotic 80s/90s. Not sugar coated. RAW. REAL.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/10/22

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stoner j

The most thrilling documentary I've ever seen. Dowd takes you on an unbelievable journey through his dirty cop years. It's like watching goodfellas!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

This staggering documentary depicts and delves into the 75th police precinct in New York, which serves the eastern portion of Brooklyn, during the 1980's. Buckling under a narcotics epidemic at the time, cop Michael Dowd, "a crook in a cops uniform", tells his own tale along with members of his crew in an unyielding and frankly astounding tale of corruption. What makes the tale all the more incredible is being able to see a seemingly unremorseful Dowd retell it for us, years after he has served time for his crimes. Compelling and gripping, this is a real eye opener.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Such a great documentary story and it is done perfectly from their perspective and in the order, like the watching of a Scorsese movie. Its over the top unbelievable, so thrilling and entertaining. Why have they not made a feature film on this yet, now in 2021! Year after year an article is released saying that its working its way in the crawling Hollywood system, but come on, this would be an amazing film if they did it in the same order as the story is told in this documentary! Fantastic thrill ride.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Could only make it 25min through the doc bc I got sick of Dowd smiling and laughing as he recalled stories of his disgusting corruption. May be karma gets him by the end of the movie, but I won't stick around to find out. This ex-cop is a total piece of shit.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Tiller Russell

Director

Ken Eurell

Self

Walter Yurkiw

Self

Dori Eurell

Self

Igor Martinovic

Cinematographer

Chad Beck

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

Tiller Russell's fast-moving, invigorating documentary will make very gratifying viewing for fans of all those New York-set cop movies by Martin Scorsese and Sidney Lumet.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 20, 2015

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

The talking heads approach gets a bit relentless, but it's hair-raising stuff.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 16, 2015

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Dowd's account to camera of his misdeeds is every bit as audacious as his criminal acts. A born raconteur, he pulls the viewer in just as he did to his various accomplices.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 14, 2015

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

A true-to-life documentary that feels ripped out of a Martin Scorsese film plot.

Rated: 5/5

May 5, 2019

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Tom Graham

CineVue

The result is like a cheap cop show, not something you'd choose to watch in the cinema.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 6, 2019

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Pat Padua

Spectrum Culture

It's not quite Goodfellas, but it's better than Casino.

Rated: 3.75/5

Aug 31, 2018

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Synopsis

Former NYPD officer Michael Dowd tells how he and his partner committed a long list of crimes, including running their own cocaine ring, while on the job in the 1980s and early '90s.

Director: Tiller Russell
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: All3Media America
Rating: R (Drug Content|Some Grisly Crime Scene Images|Pervasive Language)
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 8, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $29.6K
Runtime: 1h 42m

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