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Plot Summary:
When a crime boss is murdered while in hospital, a young woman sees the killers, but her room mate convinces her not to tell the police, fearing the consequences. Unfortunately the murderers realize that they have been seen, and kill both women. Catching the killers proves difficult as anyone who knows anything dies in unexplained circumstances. It becomes evident that a large and powerful criminal organization is behind the murders, and that they have links within the police force. It is up to Lt. Carmine to see that justice prevails, using any means necessary.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 167
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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Meet Him And Die (1976)
Plot Summary:
Ray Lovelock stars as Massimo, a young undercover cop with a taste for violence and a thirst for revenge! Massimo gets himself arrested and quickly infiltrates the ranks of the underworld figure serving a sentence. Eventually a breakout is planned and Massimo is to be included. Just about as soon as they hit the street an attempt is made on the boss' (Martin Balsam) life. Massimo acts quickly in helping to save him and that's the in he has been waiting for.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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The Last Desperate Hours (1974)
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Paolo Mancuso is a gang boss whose rivals want dead. During a failed assassination attempt, he is bitten by an infected lab rat. In the short time he has left to live, he tracks down his enemies and kills them one by one.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 137
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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Giant Killer (1984)
Plot Summary:
An Arizona policeman (Bo Svenson) and his pilot buddy (Fred Williamson) discover a scheme to rob Las Vegas slot machines by computer.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: cult classic, poliziottesco
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La Legge Violenta Della Squadra Anticrimine (1976)
Plot Summary:
A mobster kills a cop during a robbery and then finds himself pursued by the police, his gang, and the media.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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Stunt Squad (1977)
Plot Summary:
Fed up with the murderous shenanigans of Valli’s protection racket, police chief Grifi assembles an ace team of stunt trained police officers to tackle the mob!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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Double Game (1977)
Plot Summary:
Drugs, murders, robberies. In Turin, violence is an everyday fact of life, but a mysterious vigilante starts cleaning up the streets. In fact, the killer is a cop, Moretti, who went undercover to do the dirty work he couldn't do in cop's clothing.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 242
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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La banda Vallanzasca (1977)
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Convict Roberto murders a guard and escapes from jail with his cellmate. Once free he joins a group of gangsters and becomes a professional hitman. The gang abduct a young woman and when one them attacks her, Roberto shoots him and takes her to an abandoned farm house….
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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Order of Death (1983)
Plot Summary:
A New York policeman imprisons and tortures an admitted cop-killer, but finds the tables turned when his victim refuses to break and in fact urges more punishment.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: suspense, neo noir, psychological thriller, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, poliziottesco
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Shoot First, Die Later (1974)
Plot Summary:
Luc Merenda gives the performance of his career as a highly regarded police detective who is taking syndicate money in exchange for departmental favors. His father, a simple man, also works for the department but on a lower rung; he isn't jealous of his son, but rather proud of him, little knowing that he's a crooked cop. A series of events leads the young detective to ask his father for a favor (he wants a certain police report that is desired by the syndicate) and it doesn't take long for the detective's father to realize his son is on the take... which leads to numerous complications.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 980
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, psychotronic, neo noir, cult film
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Convoy Busters (1978)
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In Rome, a vagrant finds the body of a teen girl, her throat professional slashed. Police inspector Olmi uses his brutal and violent methods to follow a trail that leads him toward high government officials. When his methods leave an innocent bystander dead, the corrupt officials have an excuse to get Olmi transferred to a coastal town where the pace is slow and he has time for a romantic dalliance. Soon, Olmi discovers that fishing isn't the only local occupation, and out comes his gun and his ruthless tactics of investigation.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 441
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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A Special Cop in Action (1976)
Plot Summary:
A school bus with young children being kidnapped. Commissario Betti will solve the case. High action is promised, including hostage, bank robberies, car chases, prison scenes and mafia bosses!.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 577
Genere: Thriller, Action, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, surprise ending
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Emergency Squad (1974)
Plot Summary:
A ruthless Interpol agent goes after the man who killed his wife in Stelvio Massi's crime thriller. A gutsy robber named Marseilles pulls off a tricky heist, but he's no match for agent Ravelli, a maverick who can't control his bloodlust. And this time, it's personal: Years earlier, the daring thief murdered the operative's wife in cold blood.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 550
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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Violent City (1975)
Plot Summary:
A detective sick and tired of the rampant crime and violence in his city, and constantly at odds with his superiors, is finally kicked out of the department for a "questionable" shooting of a vicious criminal. However, he is soon approached by a representative for a group of citizens who themselves are fed up with what they see as criminals going unpunished, and they make him an offer he may very well not refuse.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 682
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, neo noir
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Milano Violenta (1976)
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A gang of thieves decides to hit the headquarters of Aspex. The police intervened and only two of the robbers managed to escape with the loot, while the other two are forced to take hostages to escape. The police started investigations but also the gang leader, the Cat, will be hunting the first two escaped with the loot to get money, and revenge for their escape.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 318
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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Special Killers (1973)
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Sandro, a detective, finds his wife strangled. His girl-friend Tiffany, who works as photographer, makes a "Blow up" from a photo, what Sandro finds beside the victim. Sandro and Tiffany are looking for the woman on the photo, Laura. They finds her in a Night Club in Rome.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Thriller, Crime
Country: Italy, Spain, France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: detective, poliziottesco
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No, The Case Is Happily Resolved (1973)
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While fishing at a quiet lake, a man witnesses a murder. Although confronted by the killer he manages to escape. Afraid of the consequences of becoming involved he decides not to report what he saw. Instead the real murderer does go to the Police, claiming that he is the witness. After speaking to a priest the innocent man finally hands himself in, only to be arrested and found guilty.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 500
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, surprise ending, twist ending
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Manhunt in the City (1975)
Plot Summary:
When a crook gets framed as a drug kingpin, the mob decide to "off" his wife. Revenge is the name of the game, and the manhunt is on!.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 344
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, psychotronic, cult film
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Merciless Man (1976)
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The city suffers and succumbs unarmed, but an ex secret agent succeeds in winning the struggle against the gangsterism. Intrigue and violence grip a society victim of the crime.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 88
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: detective, poliziottesco
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Death Occurred Last Night (1970)
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A chief police inspector investigates the disappearance of a 25-year-old, mentally retarded woman, the daughter of a lonely widower. After she turns up dead, the cops race to find the killers before the grieving father does.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 667
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film, poliziottesco
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Bersaglio altezza uomo (1978)
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On a mission in Istanbul, an interpol agent disrupts the activities of a powerful drug lord and his accomplices. To get rid of him, the gangsters blackmail a skeet shooting champion into shooting the inspector.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy, Turkey
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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4 Billion in 4 Minutes (1976)
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Obscure, action-packed euro-crime yarn about an imprisoned genius who organizes a bank robbery of 4 billion Lire from behind bars. It's up to superhunk Antonio Sabato to save the day, foil the baddies and bed the chick. There are great car chases and wrecks, and an occasionally enjoyable synth score.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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Death Rage (1976)
Plot Summary:
A professional killer is lured into a deadly double-cross when he agrees to assassinate a Mafia kingpin.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 888
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, cult film
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From Corleone to Brooklyn (1979)
Plot Summary:
Maurizio Merli takes up a familiar role as Commissioner Berni; a cop who puts his life on the line to transport a witness from Corleone to New York City in order to testify against a mob boss on trial for murder. Along the way, Berni and his prisoner face a series of traps set up by the Mafia.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 427
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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Young, Violent, Dangerous (1976)
Plot Summary:
Paul, Joe and Louie are three young men from good families who decide to go on a bloodthirsty and pointless crime spree, much to the dismay of paul’s girlfriend (Eleonora Giorgi) and the local police commissioner (Tomas Milian). the group starts by robbing a gas station where paul guns down three innocent bystanders. When they later decide to rob a bank and a grocery store, paul ends up killing more people. It isn’t long before the entire police force is looking for the three criminals, who pick up the girl and hightail it to the Swiss border, killing everyone in their path.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 535
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, psychotronic, surprise ending, cult film
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High Crime (1973)
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An Italian police inspector matches wits with a powerful European drug ring. As he comes closer to the top of the underworld organization, his odds of survival decrease.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain, France
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, cult film
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The Violent Professionals (1973)
Plot Summary:
With or without help from law enforcement officers, a lone individual decides to crack down on the syndicate.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 967
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, grindhouse, noir, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
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Crime Boss (1972)
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Hit man Antonio Mancuso travels to Italy to make the big time. He meets and befriends Mafia boss Don Vincenzo. Mancurso becomes part of the organization and the more he gets to know Vincenzo the more he wants his job but Mancurso will learn that success can come at a severe cost.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 324
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspense, poliziottesco
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Gang War in Milan (1973)
Plot Summary:
A Milan pimp faces off against a ruthless and greedy French gangster whom wants to unite organized crime in Italy.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 714
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
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Colt 38 Special Squad (1976)
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When his wife is kidnapped by a local crime lord, a determined police captain forms his own squad of rogue cops, each of whom wields a .38 Colt revolver. The mission, of course, is to rescue the captain's wife -- but the conflict soon explodes into a citywide spree of violent crime.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 682
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, cult film
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Blood in the Streets (1973)
Plot Summary:
An Italian prison official's wife is kidnapped, and the kidnappers demand that a notorious prisoner be released in order for the man to get his wife back. He gets the man released - but then kidnaps him himself, in order to ensure that the man's colleagues don't kill his wife. Enraged, the gang sets out to free their compatriot and kill the man who took him.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, retro, cult classic, action thriller, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film