The Organization

One honest cop has the guts to take on "The Organization."

1971 • 108 min • Drama · Action · Mystery · Crime · Thriller

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Synopsis

After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for assistance.

Our family guide

Best from age 12

Movie Knight Score

59 reviews

63 Audience · 59 · 100%

After revolutionaries steal a large shipment of heroin to keep it off the streets, they enlist the help of San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs. He finds himself caught between the law and a group determined to fight the drug trade their own way.

Violence & peril: 4/10
Language: 3/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 6/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 3/10

Heads up

Discussions of drug dealing and addiction
Characters take justice into their own hands
Some intense chase scenes and confrontations

What it models well

Fighting injustice
Taking a stand for what's right
The complexities of law and morality

Talk about it after

Different approaches to justice
The effects of drug trafficking
When rules can be bent

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