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In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's n...

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Directed by

Paul Verhoeven

Written by

Edward Neumeier (Writer)
Michael Miner (Writer)

Runtime

102 minutes

Country

United States of America

Language

English

Tagline

Part man. Part machine. All cop. The future of law enforcement.

Cast

Keywords

cyborg experiment cyberpunk dystopia weapon gentrification law enforcement detroit, michigan crime fighter robocop evil corporation

Lists

#680 on 1,000 greatest films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?

#404 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider

#25 on The 100 best sci-fi movies TimeOut

Awards

Special Achievement Award Stephen Hunter Flick

Oscar nomination for Best Film Editing Frank J. Urioste

Oscar nomination for Best Sound Aaron Rochin