John Cazale’s Typical Vibe
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CriticCrunch has 4 John Cazale titles in its catalog, ranked by quality percentile. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including The Godfather Part II.
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Wanda
1970
Drama · Crime

The Onion Field
1979
Crime · Drama

Many Wars Ago
1970
Drama · War

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976
Thriller · Crime

The Yakuza
1974
Crime · Drama

The Friends of Eddie Coyle
1973
Crime · Drama

Mean Streets
1973
Drama · Crime

The Working Class Goes to Heaven
1971
Drama

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola · With Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton

Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.
Dir. Michael Cimino · With Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.
Dir. Sidney Lumet · With Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning

A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola · With Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield
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