The Italian Connection

The Italian Connection

When the Godfather signs your contract... there's no place in the world you can hide!

Directed by Fernando Di Leo

Produced by Cineproduzioni Daunia 70, Hermes Synchron

197296 min7.1 / 10

A darkly comedic 1970s Italian crime thriller where a framed small-time criminal becomes caught between competing mob factions in a brutal game of survival.

When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan is framed for the theft. Two professional hitmen are dispatched from New York to find him, but the real thieves want to get rid of him before the New York killers get to him to eliminate any chance of them finding out he's the wrong man.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Italian Connection scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Does The Italian Connection end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is The Italian Connection violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is The Italian Connection easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is The Italian Connection sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

77/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity65

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Italian Connection

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Italian Connection

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Italian Connection, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Italian Connection, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Italian Connection, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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