The Seven Five

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The Seven Five

R,

2015,

1h 42m,

Documentary/

Biography

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Former NYPD officer Michael Dowd tells how he and his partner committed a long list of crimes, including running their own cocaine ring, while on the job in the 1980s and early '90s.

Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

Aug 20, 2015

4/5

Tiller Russell's fast-moving, invigorating documentary will make very gratifying viewing for fans of all those New York-set cop movies by Martin Scorsese and Sidney Lumet.

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

Aug 16, 2015

4/5

The talking heads approach gets a bit relentless, but it's hair-raising stuff.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Aug 14, 2015

4/5

Dowd's account to camera of his misdeeds is every bit as audacious as his criminal acts. A born raconteur, he pulls the viewer in just as he did to his various accomplices.

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

May 5, 2019

5/5

A true-to-life documentary that feels ripped out of a Martin Scorsese film plot.

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Tom Graham

CineVue

Apr 6, 2019

2/5

The result is like a cheap cop show, not something you'd choose to watch in the cinema.

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Pat Padua

Spectrum Culture

Aug 31, 2018

3.75/5

It's not quite Goodfellas, but it's better than Casino.

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Hagrid M

Aug 31, 2017

The wife and I gave this a spin via TiVo recording, and it was a pretty fascinating look at the corruption in the 75th Precinct of NYC circa the mid '80s. The cops involved all seem to be there to narrate things, even those that did tie for their misdeeds, and more than one seems to be more bragging about this shit than apologetic, so it makes for really interesting viewing. Well worth a look, recommended.

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Han R

Aug 1, 2017

More than a documentary about cop corruption, what is really at stakes here is to what extent we sympathize with the bad guy and dismiss who does the "right" thing, how Mike Dowd was a "good" cop until the end and how Kenny Eurell got away with jail time by ratting on him.

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Harry S

May 10, 2017

Great fuckin movie!!

Hagrid S

Apr 30, 2017

Just came across this documentary on Netflix, what makes this doc so compelling is the sheer honesty of all the subjects including Michael Dowd. There's no sugar coating. He was greedy, he made mistakes, but he owned it.

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Kylo R

Apr 15, 2017

Very well done and informative.

Hermione R

Mar 7, 2017

THIS is THE New York City of the 70s!!! The ONE I remember!!

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Tiller Russell

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Ken Eurell

Self

Walter Yurkiw

Self

Dori Eurell

Self

Igor Martinovic

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Synopsis

Former NYPD officer Michael Dowd tells how he and his partner committed a long list of crimes, including running their own cocaine ring, while on the job in the 1980s and early '90s.

Director: Tiller Russell
Producer: Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Sheldon Yellen
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: All3Media America
Rating: R (Drug Content|Some Grisly Crime Scene Images|Pervasive Language)
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 8, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $29.6K
Runtime: 1h 42m

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