Gritty 70s Movies.

**SteyrAUG** · 05-19-20, 04:47

Originally Posted by Co-gnARR

Beat me to the punch.

I'll add Dog Day Afternoon and Mean Streets.

ETA:
Also technically preceding the 70's but Battle of Algiers is an excellent faux-documentary...fair warning...you have to read subtitles and listen to French. IMO it is worth it.

Mean Streets might be one of the most boring movies I've ever seen. The Wild Bunch, while technically 1969 was pretty gritty and still mostly holds up. If you want really bleak, Across 110th Street probably qualifies. The New Centurions is also a good one and IMO much better than Electric Glide in Blue.

**Averageman** · 05-19-20, 06:18

The Choir Boys, 1977.
Great Movie.

**WillBrink** · 05-19-20, 08:30

Originally Posted by Averageman

The Choir Boys, 1977.
Great Movie.

I hate to be that guy, but the book was better.

**tommyrott** · 05-19-20, 08:53

Seven ups, which was a new york based car chase movie with gene hackman. Mcq with john wayne. And Bullit

**titsonritz** · 05-19-20, 12:17

Originally Posted by tommyrott

And Bullit

I was going to say Bullit but it was released in '68.

**tommyrott** · 05-19-20, 13:04

My bad I was 6 then when it came so 52 years since I last have seen. That's why I remember seven ups as a sequel of sorts to bullit

**Averageman** · 05-19-20, 16:12

Originally Posted by WillBrink

I hate to be that guy, but the book was better.

Wambaugh
http://https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Wambaugh
I can honestly say, I found all of his stuff to be gold.
Loved the grim humor.

**Johnny Rico** · 05-19-20, 16:48

Papillon.

Steve McQueen at his finest.

**titsonritz** · 05-20-20, 01:51

Assault on Precinct 13

The Warriors

**WillBrink** · 05-20-20, 12:20

Originally Posted by titsonritz

The Warriors

Trivia: Father of a girl I went to school with and dated a short time years later, wrote the book that was made into the movie The Warriors.

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