RoboCop
1987 · Movie · R · 102 min · ★ 7.4 · 77% critics
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, a corporation takes control of the police through a privatization deal. A murdered officer is repurposed into a heavily armed cyborg to test an unproven prototype, but the new machine quickly uncovers the company’s corrupt agenda and turns against its masters.
Also known as Robocop: The Future of Law Enforcement
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Details
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-07-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (5,745 votes)
- Box office
- $53,425,389
- Budget
- $13,000,000
About
You’ll likely like RoboCop if you enjoy gritty dystopian sci-fi satire with relentless action and dark humor, and you’re okay with lots of gore and disturbing moments; Not for you if graphic violence is a hard no or if you prefer lighter, more family-friendly thrillers like They Live.
Pros: razor-sharp satire; memorable one-liners; impressive practical effects | Cons: extremely graphic violence; dark, disturbing tone
Themes
- experiment
- cyborg
- crime fighter
- dystopia
- allegory
- giant robot
- evil corporation
- cyberpunk
- transhumanism
- detroit, michigan
- law enforcement
- gentrification
- +7 more
Awards & recognition
- Saturn Award — Best Science Fiction Film · 1988
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1988 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1988 · nominated
Cast & crew
Peter Weller
as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
Nancy Allen
as Officer Anne Lewis
Dan O'Herlihy
as The Old Man
Ronny Cox
as Dick Jones
Kurtwood Smith
as Clarence Boddicker
Miguel Ferrer
as Bob Morton
Robert DoQui
as Sgt. Warren Reed
Ray Wise
as Leon Nash
Felton Perry
as Johnson
Paul McCrane
as Emil Antonowsky
Directed by Paul Verhoeven