Movie·1971·104 min

The French Connection

Name: The French Connection
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1971-10-09
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi

The French Connection streams in the US on YouTube TV, as of October 6, 2026.

Doyle is bad news—but a good cop.

7.5 / 10 · TMDBTomatometer 97%Audience 87%Metacritic 94IMDb 7.6Letterboxd 4.0

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Action Crime Thriller

Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.

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