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The French Connection

The French Connection (1971) Streaming - Where to Watch Online

Audience Score
75

Now, before we get into the key details of how you can watch 'The French Connection' right now, here are some finer points 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 was calculated from reviews from 2,043 community users.

Thinking about what happens in this film? 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."

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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The French Connection' on each platform when they are available. 'The French Connection' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Prime Video, History Vault, Apple TV, Microsoft Store, Fandango At Home, YouTube, and Google Play Movies in the US.

'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

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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.