Demolition Man

R

1993

1 hr. 54 min.

Sci-Fi

Action

List

63%

43 Reviews

Tomatometer

67%

250,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

With innocent victims caught in the crossfire in Los Angeles' intensifying war on crime, both cop John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone) and violent thug Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes) are sentenced to a state of frozen incarceration known as "CryoPrison." When Spartan is finally thawed 36 years later, it's 2032, and Los Angeles is now a pacifist utopia called San Angeles. But with Phoenix again on the loose, Spartan must team up with future cop Lenina (Sandra Bullock) to apprehend the killer.

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Critics Consensus

A better-than-average sci-fi shoot-em-up with a satirical undercurrent, Demolition Man is bolstered by strong performances by Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, and Sandra Bullock.

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Daniel C. M

Really enjoyed the satire on this one, Stallone's character and the villain also have a perfect chemistry. Though this movie does not deserve to be 2 hours long and it's script fails hard some few times. I still wish for a prequel about the Demolition Man's previous adventures before he was frozen. A Die Hard-esque movie about that mall kidnapping case could be perfect.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Benjamin L

A forgetable action flick. It doesn't "predict" nearly as much as many people say it does. It has forgetable characters, a convoluted plot alongside a setting which frankly doesn't make much sense. The fight scenes, Stalone's quips and the villain carry the movie on their back.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/22/24

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ERNIE A

Who new in 93 they would nail the current social atmosphere. I love Stallone and all his movies. This is one of my favorites.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/16/24

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Marcus E

In 2024 this is excellent. I won't spoil it, but this movie hit on some things and I was thoroughly entertained.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/24

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Forged S

There's no more an iconic 90s Sylvester Stallone role than this. Stallone had already portrayed two wildly popular characters in John Rambo and Rocky Balboa, but at the time, both characters had outlived their usefulness and their popularity was starting to wane. Thus came along the creation of Demolition Man. A satirical action comedy based partly on Stallone's own feelings that he might have outlived his own usefulness, he plays the character John Spartan, a police officer who is literally from a different era brought back to take on a threat from his past. Back then the movie was fun and proved that regardless of his age, Stallone shouldn't be counted out, something he'd once again prove later in his career. Sadly, the movie doesn't quite hold up, mostly due to the change in modern storytelling sensibilities, despite satirical takes on the future ironically coming to pass, (notably, an society run by AI, calls for police to be less aggressive and the prominence of PC culture) . Let's just hope we all learn how to use the 3 seashells, so we're not laughed at.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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Shay C

It's pretty good. Not quite as much of a visionary film as I was led to believe.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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Marco Brambilla

Director

Sylvester Stallone

John Spartan

Wesley Snipes

Simon Phoenix

Sandra Bullock

Lenina Huxley

Nigel Hawthorne

Dr. Raymond Cocteau

Benjamin Bratt

Alfredo Garcia

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David Ansen

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Demolition Man is a movie that should have been fun, and isn't.

Jan 29, 2019

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B-

Sep 7, 2011

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Richard Schickel

TIME Magazine

Ultimately the script's often sharp social satire is drowned out by the noise and confusion. It is also undercut by casting virtually all the psychopathically murderous criminals as minority-group members.

Jul 25, 2010

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Elisa Guimarães

Collider

Still, dialogue-wise, the screenplay of Demolition Man is quite a thing to behold. The movie is full of extremely quotable one-liners and absurd exchanges that are made all the funnier by its performances...

Jan 31, 2024

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Mikel Zorrilla

Espinof

An essential action comedy with unforgettable performances from Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

May 17, 2021

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Mike Massie

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It starts with explosions, gunfire, characters smashing through windows, careening down staircases, and lunging through five foot flames - all before the opening credits roll.

Rated: 9/10

Sep 11, 2020

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Synopsis

With innocent victims caught in the crossfire in Los Angeles' intensifying war on crime, both cop John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone) and violent thug Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes) are sentenced to a state of frozen incarceration known as "CryoPrison." When Spartan is finally thawed 36 years later, it's 2032, and Los Angeles is now a pacifist utopia called San Angeles. But with Phoenix again on the loose, Spartan must team up with future cop Lenina (Sandra Bullock) to apprehend the killer.

Director: Marco Brambilla
Executive Producer: Steven Bratter, Pete Catalano, Aaron Schwab, Faye Schwab, Craig Sheffer
Screenwriter: Peter M. Lenkov, Daniel Waters, Robert Reneau
Production Co: Warner Bros., Silver Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $57.2M
Sound Mix: Surround

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