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Two N.Y. cops whose regular beat is street crime, get involved in a fight against international terrorists. Tense suspense in a tram car high above Manhattan. An ITA Award winner. Read more

Starring	Sylvester Stallone, Lindsay Wagner, Billy Dee Williams, Nigel Davenport
Director	Bruce Malmuth
Genres	Thriller

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- A terrorist hijacking a cable car, even in New York, is a mildly ludicrous idea - were no 747s handy? The plot of... read more on Time Out
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  Not one of Hauer's better films
  
  I've cued up a bunch of Rutger Hauer films without bothering to inquire into their quality. Judging by Nighthawks I perhaps should have been a bit more ... read more »
  
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  - Alex Morris
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  - 04 Nov 2004 at 20:41
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  Stalks the night of unknown films...
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Nighthawks is a very enjoyable cop thriller. Sylvester Stallone and Billy Dee Williams star as Deak Silver and Matthew Fox, two funky streetwise cops on a ... read more »
  
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  - Orpington
  - 18 Feb 2010 at 22:33
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  Cop Thriller
  
  Fairly good cop thriller from 1981 - Sylvester Stallone plays Da Silva an undercover cop partnered with Billy Dee Williams but are seconded to anti-terrorist ... read more »
  
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  - 04 Oct 2008 at 09:15
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  New York Nocturnal Nightmares
  
  This film has a good cast who make a believable story of two dedicated Detectives dealing with an International Terrorist and all round bad guy called Wulfgar ... read more »
  
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  - Charles Brickley
  - Andover, Hampshire England
  - 27 Aug 2008 at 16:57
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  Nighthawks
  
  Stallone at one of his best action films not quite up to First Blood/ Rambo standard { which would get a 5 }but, very watchable. I have not seen a bad film by ... read more »
  
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  - Lytham St. Annes
  - 16 Mar 2008 at 18:40
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  Classy but a bit dated.
  
  Two N.Y. cops (Stallone and Billy Dee Williams) are partners who work the regular street crime scenes. They are 'encouraged' to become involved in ... read more »
  
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  - 03 Nov 2007 at 15:44
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  WORTH A LOOK
  
  DATED BUT GOOD ACTION ADVENTURE
  
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  - PETERBOROUGH ENGLAND
  - 22 Nov 2006 at 00:13
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  gripping drama
  
  this in this viewers opinion is the best film that stallone has made, a vulnerable character driven performance. he is very well supported by a very strong ... read more »
  
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  - dundee
  - 05 Aug 2006 at 11:01
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  Not one of Hauer's better films
  
  I've cued up a bunch of Rutger Hauer films without bothering to inquire into their quality. Judging by Nighthawks I perhaps should have been a bit more ... read more »
  
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- - Alex Morris
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  - 04 Nov 2004 at 20:41
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  Not one of Hauer's better films
  
  I've cued up a bunch of Rutger Hauer films without bothering to inquire into their quality. Judging by Nighthawks I perhaps should have been a bit more ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Alex Morris
  - UK
  - 04 Nov 2004 at 20:41
- - 1
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  Classy but a bit dated.
  
  Two N.Y. cops (Stallone and Billy Dee Williams) are partners who work the regular street crime scenes. They are 'encouraged' to become involved in ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 490877
- - TopDollar
  - 89 reviews
  - North Wales
  - 03 Nov 2007 at 15:44
- - 1
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  Nighthawks
  
  Stallone at one of his best action films not quite up to First Blood/ Rambo standard { which would get a 5 }but, very watchable. I have not seen a bad film by ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 540788
- - a customer
  - Lytham St. Annes
  - 16 Mar 2008 at 18:40
- - 1
  - 0
  New York Nocturnal Nightmares
  
  This film has a good cast who make a believable story of two dedicated Detectives dealing with an International Terrorist and all round bad guy called Wulfgar ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 620052
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Charles Brickley
  - Andover, Hampshire England
  - 27 Aug 2008 at 16:57
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  gripping drama
  
  this in this viewers opinion is the best film that stallone has made, a vulnerable character driven performance. he is very well supported by a very strong ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - dundee
  - 05 Aug 2006 at 11:01
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  WORTH A LOOK
  
  DATED BUT GOOD ACTION ADVENTURE
  
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  - PETERBOROUGH ENGLAND
  - 22 Nov 2006 at 00:13
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  Cop Thriller
  
  Fairly good cop thriller from 1981 - Sylvester Stallone plays Da Silva an undercover cop partnered with Billy Dee Williams but are seconded to anti-terrorist ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - Stevieb47
  - 89 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 04 Oct 2008 at 09:15
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  Stalks the night of unknown films...
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Nighthawks is a very enjoyable cop thriller. Sylvester Stallone and Billy Dee Williams star as Deak Silver and Matthew Fox, two funky streetwise cops on a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - Orpington
  - 18 Feb 2010 at 22:33

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