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Cop Killers

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Corrupt Lt. Fred O'Connor (Harvey Keitel) spends his nights in a ritzy Central Park West apartment he's paid for by shaking down a drug dealer. But his professional life is dominated by the murder of several colleagues. When punk rocker Leo Smith (John Lydon) comes forward to say he committed the crimes, O'Connor gives him the brush-off. But when the punk finds out about the officer's double-dealing ways, the men realize they're stuck together until the investigation ends.
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Chris Peachment Time Out 01/22/2013
Keitel is his usual ineffable self, his features glassy with repressed anxiety and violence; the only miscalculation is the casting of Lydon. Go to Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times 01/22/2013
Mr. Lydon, who has just the right insinuating, runty quality for Leo, makes a strong impression, and in a better film would make an even stronger one. Go to Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 12/01/2022
B
How often have you seen Harvey Keitel and Johnny Rotten in the same movie? Go to Full Review Imran Khan PopMatters 09/29/2017
[There are] questions raised in The Order of Death that beg for tenable explanations of crimes which both cause and affect the matters of guilt. And here... the answers to such questions simply refuse to surface. Go to Full Review TV Guide 09/29/2017
A memorable film that is interesting not for its plot (which is hopelessly complex) but for the strange tension between the characters. Keitel is exceptional as the berated captor turned victim, and Lydon is simply frightening. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 09/29/2017
B
An angry offbeat psychological crime film. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 20 Success in 1 hour and 39 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more g j Jun 9 Johnny Rotten's laughably bland and gormless performance is the only near-memorable thing in this dud. See more 01/10/2015 Harvey Kietel's character could act as a prequel to his performance of the Lieutenant in Abel Ferrara's 'Bad Lieutenant'. Plot is a bit wank and you have to wonder why he just didn't kill Johnny Rotten. Overall it glides at a nice pace and love the touch by Lydon with the Arsenal leather school bag. Had one myself in the 80's. See more 05/06/2014 Keitel is as dependable as ever and Lydon is surprisingly watchable even if he does appear to be playing a version of himself but on the whole the film feels like a collection of ideas thrown together and nothing really works. Faenza's direction is dull and the film is so poorly lit that it makes the Dogma movement look positively mainstream and even the usually dependable Ennio Morricone can't supply a score that could be described as anything more than plodding. See more 08/13/2012 Very enjoyable movie, although I hate the idea of Harvey Keitel being homosexual. See more 03/28/2010 i wish someone would make their mindup over the title of this film,is it cop killer,the order of death,psyco cop etc????. See more Read all reviews
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Roberto Faenza

Director

Harvey Keitel

Lt. Fred O'Connor

Johnny Rotten

Leo Smith

Leonard Mann

Bob Carvo

Nicole Garcia

Lenore Carvo

Sylvia Sidney

Margaret Smith

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Movie Info

Synopsis Corrupt Lt. Fred O'Connor (Harvey Keitel) spends his nights in a ritzy Central Park West apartment he's paid for by shaking down a drug dealer. But his professional life is dominated by the murder of several colleagues. When punk rocker Leo Smith (John Lydon) comes forward to say he committed the crimes, O'Connor gives him the brush-off. But when the punk finds out about the officer's double-dealing ways, the men realize they're stuck together until the investigation ends.
Director
Roberto Faenza
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 39m
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