Cop Land

Cop Land is a 1997 neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by James Mangold, and stars Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro. The supporting cast features Peter Berg, Janeana Garofalo, Robert Patrick, Annabella Sciorra and Edie Falco.

Plot
A sheriff in a small New Jersey Town inhabited by corrupt New York City police. Their corruption grows until he can no longer allow himself to stand by and do nothing about it.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The film has a great storyline mixed with elements of crime, suspense and drama.
 * 2) Fantastic performances from Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro, Peter Berg and Robert Patrick.
 * 3) The idea of having a western style film set in an urban area is well executed.
 * 4) It covers the serious topic of police corruption.
 * 5) The soundtrack composed by Howard Shore is fantastic.
 * 6) Good directing and writing by James Mangold.

Critical Response
Upon its release, Cop Land was well-received by critics and audiences. It currently holds a 75% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a critic consensus that reads, "Cop Land gives it star-studded cast with richly imagined characters while throttling the audience with carefully ratcheted suspense, although this potboiler lacks moral complexity of the crime classics that it harken to." On Metacritic it has a score of 64 out of 100, indicating" generally favourable reviews."

Box Office
The film went on to gross $63.7 million worldwide against its $15 million budget and was declared a modest success.

Trailers
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Reviews
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Trivia

 * There is a disclaimer at the end of the credits which states" This film is a work of fiction. It is currently illegal for New York City Police officers to live outside the state of New York."
 * The town of Garrison, New Jersey does not exist, but was based on, and shot in, the Northern New Jersey towns of Fort Lee and Edgewater.