Movie connections for
Magnum Force (1973) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

Dirty Harry (1971)

Followed by

The Enforcer (1976/I)
Sudden Impact (1983)
The Dead Pool (1988)

Remade as

The Death Squad (1974) (TV)

References

Nora inu (1949)
 -  Magnum Force makes direct use of the ballistics lab sequence, where Eastwood compares a bullet retrieved from the range to one fired by the renegade cops.

Referenced in

Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood: Something Special in Films (1976)
 -  mentioned once
"Starsky and Hutch: Long Walk Down a Short Dirt Road (#2.21)" (1977)
 -  Starsky breaks fifth wall when he says Hutch sounds like Dirty Harry.
"Sledge Hammer!: Magnum Farce (#1.9)" (1986)
 -  Similar opening scene and title. Also story is similar.
Blue Steel (1989)
 -  close-ups and different angles of a gun are shown during opening credits/plots of both movies involve a magnum
The Hard Way (1991)
Full Eclipse (1993) (TV)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Revenge of the Creature (#9.1)" (1997)
 -  Clint Eastwood's cameo includes references to this movie
Urban Legend (1998)
Go (1999)
Kurosufaia (2000)
"Friends: The One with Ross's Inappropriate Song (#9.7)" (2002)
 -  It's one of the videos in Richard's apartment.
"The Dead Zone: The Hunt (#2.16)" (2003)
 -  Johnny Smith says: "As a wise philosopher once said, a man's gotta know his limitations." and on the question "Which wise philosopher was that?" he answers "Clint Eastwood, in Magnum Force. Actually, maybe it was Sudden Impact."
"20 to 1: Memorable Movie Characters (#3.11)" (2006)
 -  A poster for this movie is shown in a segment on Dirty Harry.
Righteous Kill (2008)
 -  when Dirty Harry is mentioned, this movie is quoted: "Nothing wrong with shooting as long as the right people get shot"

Featured in

The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today (1973)
 -  clips shown
The Wild Life (1984)
Eastwood... A Star (1992) (TV)
 -  scenes are shown
A Century of Cinema (1994)
Eastwood on Eastwood (1997) (TV)
Dirty Harry: The Original (2001) (V)
 -  clips shown

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