Release Date
February 12, 2014
DVD Release Date
June 3, 2014 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
José Padilha
Writer
Joshua Zetumer
Cast
Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K. Williams, Jay Baruchel, Jennifer Ehle, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Studio
Running Time
108 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action including frenetic gun violence throughout, brief strong language, sensuality and some drug material
In "RoboCop," the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Their drones are winning American wars around the globe and now they want to bring this technology to the home front. Alex Murphy (Kinnaman) is a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit. After he is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp utilizes their... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Another 80's classic gets remade and, amazingly, somehow, it's not a disaster. RoboCop reinvents the hybrid character for modern day, shifting the satire from corporate greed to national security (and corporate greed) and granting Alex Murphy more depth and a bigger back story. None of those elements make the movie better than the Paul Verhoeven original, but they help this new RoboCop be more than the empty shell most pundits were expecting. Full movie review »
