Cop Land

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Cop Land

R

Released Aug 15, 1997

1h 45m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Mangold certainly knew what he was doing when he cast Keitel and De Niro.

Rated: B-

Apr 9, 2008

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David Edelstein

Slate

Cop Land shares its leading man's slow-wittedness, but also his likability.

Apr 9, 2008

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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

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Akos Peterbencze

Vulnerable Man (Medium)

Cop Land, with its powerhouse cast and script, remains an underappreciated genre piece.

Jul 21, 2023

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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

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Mo S.

رغم كمية النجوم لكن احسه جيد 6/10

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/15/25

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Johannes S

A solid internal police thriller, but the plot is predictable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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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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