RoboCop (1987)

R18

1987

103 mins

Paul Verhoven's (Total Recall, Basic Instinct) 1987 sci-fi actioner set in crime-ridden Detroit. RoboCop was a financial and critical hit on release.

"When a good... More

Paul Verhoven's (Total Recall, Basic Instinct) 1987 sci-fi actioner set in crime-ridden Detroit. RoboCop was a financial and critical hit on release.

"When a good cop (Peter Weller) gets blown away by some ruthless criminals, innovative scientists and doctors are able to piece him back together as an unstoppable crime-fighting cyborg called 'Robocop.' Impervious to bullets and bombs, and equipped with high-tech weaponry, Robocop quickly makes a name for himself by cleaning up the crime-ridden streets of violence-ravaged Detroit." (Source: Official Synopsis)

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RoboCop (1987) | Ratings & Reviews

92_%87 reviews
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84_%227,221 reviews
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"Robocop is as tightly worked as a film can be, not a moment or line wasted."

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Variety

"Paul Verhoeven, a Dutch director ("Soldier of Orange"), doesn't let the furiously futuristic plot get in the way of the flaming explosions, shattering glass and hurtling bodies."

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The New York Times

"Thriller with a difference."

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Roger Ebert

"Despite a level of lurid violence that may offend many, this movie has a motor humming inside. It's been assembled with ferocious, gleeful expertise, crammed with humor, cynicism and jolts of energy. In many ways, it's the best action movie of the year."

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Los Angeles Times

"It was this love of mayhem combined with a biting comic attack on neo-fascist corporatism - most notably seen in the TV ads for products like the apocalyptic board game Nuke 'Em - which helped raise Robocop above the common sci-fi herd."

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