Crime movies – 1970s

Genre: Crime. Period: 1970s. 9 movies, best first.

1. The Godfather Part II (1974) · Crime · ⭐ 9.0
   Michael Corleone tightens his grip on the family empire while young Vito rises in New York.
2. A Clockwork Orange (1971) · Crime · ⭐ 8.3
   A violent gang leader undergoes controversial behavioral conditioning.
3. The Sting (1973) · Crime · ⭐ 8.3
   Two con men set an elaborate trap for a fearsome gangster.
4. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) · Crime · ⭐ 8.0
   A bank robbery goes wrong and turns into a media circus in Brooklyn.
5. Badlands (1973) · Crime · ⭐ 7.8
   A teenage girl joins a young drifter on a killing spree across the plains.
6. Serpico (1973) · Crime · ⭐ 7.7
   A young cop exposes corruption in the NYPD and pays the price.
7. The French Connection (1971) · Crime · ⭐ 7.7
   Two New York cops chase heroin smugglers in a legendary car chase.
8. Mean Streets (1973) · Crime · ⭐ 7.2
   A small-time crook tries to stay loyal to both his faith and his reckless friend.
9. French Connection II (1975) · Crime · ⭐ 6.8
   Popeye Doyle chases the drug lord in Marseille.