BeforeThe Deucepremieres on Sept. 10, here are the six films that inspired it.

When it comes to Times Square in the early 70s,Taxi Driveristhemovie.

WatchingThe Deuce, its easy to imagine Travis Bickle driving past, inwardly enraged about the shows characters.

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Also, it has a killer theme song.

TAXI DRIVER, Robert De Niro, 1976

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THE FRENCH CONNECTION, Gene Hackman, 1971, in the famous car chase scene. TM & Copyright (c) 20th Ce

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BLACK CAESAR, Fred Williamson, 1973.

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ACROSS 110TH STREET, from left: Yaphet Kotto, Anthony Quinn, 1972 5008299(5008299)

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THE SEVEN-UPS, Roy Scheider, Victor Arnold, 1973. TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All

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MEAN STREETS, from left: David Proval, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, 1973

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