I've been craving this genre lately. Stuff like Short Eyes, The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3 and Death Wish. Stuff like that. What are your favorites?
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Gritty Realistic 70s Action/Dramas...
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Yeah both those. Some of these are from the 80's but I think still have that vibe:
Fear City
China Girl
Ms. 45
The Seven-Ups
Nighthawks
The Killing Hour
52 Pick Up
Cop (with James Woods)
Shakedown
Sharky's Machine
Street Smart
Stripped to Kill
Thief
Vice Squad
Vigilante
Walking the Edge
Who'll Stop the Rain
Cutter's Way
Year of the Dragon
Exterminator
Across 110th Street
After Hours
Angel
Avenging Angel
The Art of Dying
Central Park Drifter
Wolfen
Cruising
J.D.'s Revenge
Night Moves"When I die, I hope to go to Accra"
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Good list.
Everybody needs to watch NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER.
I like SAVE THE TIGER with Jack Lemmon. It ain't a comedy. It's about setting your factory on fire to collect the insurance. There is no action in it, but there's plenty of mendacity. Plus two of the actors from Dark Shadows including Angelique in a rare movie appearance.
BORN TO WIN (1971) remains vastly under-rated. Avoid the cheap public domain editions. The U.K. edition is widescreen, anamorphic and uncut but the PAL speed-up is really high-pitched.
COPS AND ROBBERS (1973) and LAW AND DISORDER (1974) were two of my favorite films when they came out but I haven't seen them since. Gritty, yes. The latter is hard to find at a sane price and the longer I watch for a deal the less likely it gets.
I've been meaning to see REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER again."I've been to college, but I can still speak English when business demands it."
- Raymond Chandler, 1939.
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Movies don't come any grittier than LENNY (1974). Dustin Hoffman plays the 1960s standup comic and addict and Valerie Perrine his stripper wife. The lighting scheme was lifted from Daniel Kramer's photography in his photo-album book BOB DYLAN (1967)."I've been to college, but I can still speak English when business demands it."
- Raymond Chandler, 1939.
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