# Magnum Force (1973)

> A blunt San Francisco detective confronts a covert squad of vigilante cops who kill criminals beyond the reach of the courts.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5716

## Facts

- Runtime: 124 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime, Action
- Director: Ted Post
- Cast: Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Mitchell Ryan, David Soul, Felton Perry, Robert Urich, Kip Niven, Tim Matheson
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070355/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, gritty, morally confrontational, action movie night, 1970s crime marathon

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- [The Enforcer (1976)](https://ember.film/movie/5717)
- [Code of Silence (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/12503)
- [The Rookie (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/3660)
- [The Organization (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/64542)
- [Bullitt (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/759)
- [The Dead Pool (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/5719)
- [The French Connection (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/835)
- [The Seven-Ups (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/20140)
- [McQ (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/15579)
- [The Presidio (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/6757)

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