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Cop Land

Play trailer Poster for Cop Land R Released Aug 15, 1997 1h 45m Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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When hotheaded Superboy (Michael Rapaport) accidentally gets involved in an ugly racially-motivated incident, his uncle Ray Donlan (Harvey Keitel), a corrupt New York City cop, attempts to sweep it under the rug by helping fake his nephew's death. The bungled cover-up leads to investigations by idealistic Internal Affairs officer Moe Tilden (Robert De Niro) and Freddy Heflin (Sylvester Stallone), sheriff of the suburban New Jersey town where Donlan and his fellow crooked policemen live.
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Cop Land matches its star-studded cast with richly imagined characters while throttling the audience with carefully ratcheted suspense, although it lacks the moral complexity of classic crime thrillers.

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Jason Bailey Flavorwire 'Cop Land' holds up as a pretty good little thriller, a Sidney Lumet movie in a Martin Scorsese movie's clothing. Aug 26, 2017 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Mangold certainly knew what he was doing when he cast Keitel and De Niro. Rated: B- Apr 9, 2008 Full Review David Edelstein Slate Cop Land shares its leading man's slow-wittedness, but also his likability. Apr 9, 2008 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Dropping his flair and charisma, raising his voice up from his usual baritone range, and slouching into his character's pathetic frame, you forget in the first five minutes that you're watching John Rambo or Rocky Balboa. Rated: 4/5 Jul 18, 2025 Full Review Akos Peterbencze Vulnerable Man (Medium) Cop Land, with its powerhouse cast and script, remains an underappreciated genre piece. Jul 21, 2023 Full Review Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight “Cop Land” is an interesting film that allows its flaws to overwhelm it in the end while never realizing its full potential. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 7, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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grain j Mid movie, performances are good but I think that some parts are goofy Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/20/25 Full Review Sergio N. At first I thought it wasn’t going to be good, but it got interesting later on Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/17/25 Full Review Los G Highly enjoyable action drama, with a fantastic cast - in which Stallone more than holds his own by underplaying throughout. Thoughtful and tense Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/09/25 Full Review Stoner J The best Mangold film! I really wish he’d do more crime thrillers like this. It’s fantastic Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/07/25 Full Review Johannes S A solid internal police thriller, but the plot is predictable. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/15/25 Full Review thiago s Filme bacaninha, o roteiro é mais ou menos, as cenas são bacaninhas, a história é mais ou menos, o elenco é muito bom com stallone, robert de niro, Harvey keitel e outros coadjuvantes bons, e alguns ajudam a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, com tudo isso, eu meio que recomendo esse filme. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/07/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When hotheaded Superboy (Michael Rapaport) accidentally gets involved in an ugly racially-motivated incident, his uncle Ray Donlan (Harvey Keitel), a corrupt New York City cop, attempts to sweep it under the rug by helping fake his nephew's death. The bungled cover-up leads to investigations by idealistic Internal Affairs officer Moe Tilden (Robert De Niro) and Freddy Heflin (Sylvester Stallone), sheriff of the suburban New Jersey town where Donlan and his fellow crooked policemen live.
Director
James Mangold
Producer
Cary Woods, Ezra Swerdlow, Cathy Konrad
Screenwriter
James Mangold
Distributor
Miramax Films, Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Miramax Films, Woods Entertainment
Rating
R (Strong Language|Brief Nudity|Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 15, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$44.9M
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Flat (1.85:1)
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