The French Connection (1971) 18

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Gene Hackman stars as maverick cop Jimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle (above) in William Friedkin’s influential, fact-based thriller. He and partner Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) pursue a French drug smuggler through NYC in one of the most thrilling and inventive car chases ever seen.