Cop Land

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Cop Land

R

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.

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

08/26/2017

'Cop Land' holds up as a pretty good little thriller, a Sidney Lumet movie in a Martin Scorsese movie's clothing.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

04/09/2008

B-

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

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David Edelstein

Slate

04/09/2008

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

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 26

3/4

Cop Land isn’t so much a police drama as a Western with a modern-day spin.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 18

4/5

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.

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Akos Peterbencze

Vulnerable Man (Medium)

07/21/2023

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

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Ronnie M

@spuncake Mar 28

Good movie....I love seeing Stallone play a different character .

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Ray C

@RT17651982 Mar 25

I would’ve liked it more if the movie fleshed out the culture of Cop Land a bit. It’s obviously a big part of the story, but it never really takes the time to show the full mythology of this town made up entirely of corrupt cops. Cop Land ends up being a pretty average cop thriller, even with a stellar cast and a notable out-of-character performance from Sylvester Stallone. Aside from that, there just isn’t much here worth writing home about.

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Larry K

@Larrymoses39 Jan 21

Good ending. Plot is a bit wonky though

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Anthony C

@AnthonyCStallonefan Jan 10

My favorite actor Sly Stallone proves once again why he is the Greatest! He hangs with all the legends in this one to make a great cop thriller drama.

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Dave F

@Joolywumper Jan 4

Familiar story but absolutely stellar cast. Stallone plays his character well, very different to his usual type of role.

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James B

@Madstylesnz Dec 26

Reasonably entertaining Stallone flick about a sheriff trying to keep a lid on police corruption in the New Jersey suburb he oversees. Harvey Keitel steals the show as the corrupt Ray Donlan.

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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)