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The French Connection

The French Connection (1971) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
75

Planning a movie night with 'The French Connection' on any device? Below, you’ll find ways to watch including rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can choose your preferred way to watch. 'The French Connection' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Prime Video with Ads, Prime Video, fuboTV, Apple TV Store, Prime Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube in the US.

Here are a few key highlights to round things out about the D'Antoni Productions, Schine-Moore Productions, 20th Century Fox action flick. The French Connection starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min. The release date of the movie is October 9th, 1971. The movie received a user score of 75/100 on TMDb, which comes from reviews from 2,168 engaged users.

Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "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."

'The French Connection' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on October 9th, 1971 - Buy The French Connection Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting September 25th, 2001 - Buy The French Connection DVD

Watch 'The French Connection' In Theaters

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"The French Connection" is based on Robin Moore's 1969 book of the same name. Both films tell the story of NYPD detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, in pursuit of french heroin smugglers.