Best Crime Films of 1974
Big Bad Mama
Angie Dickinson essays the ... the sack with her daughters, as does her common-law husband, played by William Shatner. A sequel appeared in 1987. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
Thieves Like Us
Released in the same ... and ear for ironic juxtaposition, Thieves Like Us takes its place in Altman's exceptional body of early 1970s work. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
The Sugarland Express
Based on an actual ... popcorn thriller Jaws (1975), would confirm his suspicion that downbeat films were no longer the way to popular approval. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
Dead Cert
Based on a book ... Cert received a U.K. theatrical release in 1974. In British slang, a "dead cert" means something that is definite. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
Live a Little, Steal A Lot
Live a Little, Steal ... successfully plays its material for laughs throughout, but in the end both erstwhile criminals seem more pathetic than amusing. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
Borsalino & Co.
The 1970 French crime ... gruesome) methods. Both Borsalino and Co. and its predecessor were inspired by Eugene Saccomano's novel The Bandits of Marseilles. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
Foxy Brown
Blaxploitation icon Pam Grier ... guy (as usual) and Peter Brown and Kathryn Loder as a seriously kinky couple who rule the local mob. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
Aloha, Bobby and Rose
Aloha, Bobby & Rose ... the title. Responsible for an accidental homicide, Bobby and Rose are then forced to take it on the lam. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
Impulse
Impulse, is a tawdry, ... and consequently has become a camp, cult classic and a must see for fans of Shatner. All others beware. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
Milano Odia: La Polizia non Puņ Sparare
This melodramatic crime film ... dialogue and an outlandish party scene in which Milian forces a balding, craven businessman to service him at gunpoint. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
Caged Heat
Considered the quintessential "girls ... prison yards brings the film to a bloody climax. Caged Heat was also released under the title Renegade Girls. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
Macon County Line
Two guys looking for ... its original release in 1974 and sparked a new career behind the camera for the former Beverly Hillbillies star. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
The Long Arm of the Godfather
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Bellas De Noche
When a Latino pimp ... with the Mafia, he finds himself in a dangerous situation. Dialogue is in Spanish. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
The Black Godfather
The heroes in The ... 'hood with dangerous drugs, the Black Godfather (Rod Perry) orders his minions to put an end to this perfidy. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
Cardiac Arrest
After a series of ... figure out only who is responsible for the deaths, but why the hearts of the victims have been removed. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
The Driver's Seat
A beautiful but mysterious ... released as Identikit and Psychotic, The Driver's Seat features a brief appearance from Andy Warhol as a British nobleman. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
The Education of Sonny Carson
A surprisingly long and ... name, Iwina Lmiri Abubadika. The film ends in the 1970s, long before Abubadika's controversial involvement in New York politics. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
Get Christie Love!
The Dorothy Uhnak novel ... the weekly TV series of the same name. That series ran from September 11, 1974 until July 18, 1975. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
Gone in 60 Seconds
Maindrian Pace (H.B. Halicki) ... 60 Seconds was a big hit for first time director/writer/producer/star H.B. Halicki, and inspired a big-budget remake in 2000. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
I Spit on Your Corpse
This low-budget action film ... selling point for the film's video release, re-titled to capitalize on the success of I Spit on Your Grave. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
The Candy Snatchers
A gang of ruthless ... (billed as Christophe) appears in the film as an autistic child who happens upon Candy and tries to help. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
Legacy of Blood
The only real novelty ... is in order. Legacy of Blood was originally telecast in 1974 on the ABC late-night anthology Wide World Mystery. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
Rabid Dogs
An unreleased suspense thriller ... Rabid Dogs featured on the Kidnapped disc still differs from the version of the film previously released by Lucertola. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
The Yakuza Papers 4: Police Tactics
A long-standing gang war ... 1975 by Jingi Naki Tatakai: Kanketsu-Hen (aka Yakuza Papers, Vol. 5: Final Episode), the last film in the series. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
The Yakuza Papers 5: Final Episode
In this violent and ... Papers, Vol. 5: Final Episode) was the last film in the landmark series Fukasaku began with Jingi Naki Tatakai. [ best crime films - 1974 ]
Maximum Penalty
District attorney Rick Marshall ... knows the creatures who run the underworld, but does he stand a chance against hired killers and career criminals? [ best crime films - 1974 ]Supplemental Navigation
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