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Cop Land

Cop Land

No One Is Above The Law.

19976.81h 44m

Overview

Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these local residents, he is forced to take action and make a dangerous choice between protecting his idols and upholding the law.

Directed by James Mangold
Written by James Mangold
Produced by Cathy Konrad, Cary Woods, Ezra Swerdlow
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $63.7M

Top Cast

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

Sheriff Freddy Heflin

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Ray Donlan

Ray Liotta

Ray Liotta

Gary "Figgsy" Figgis

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Lt. Moe Tilden

Peter Berg

Peter Berg

Joey Randone

Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

Deputy Cindy Betts

Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick

Jack Rucker

Michael Rapaport

Michael Rapaport

Murray "Superboy" Babitch

Annabella Sciorra

Annabella Sciorra

Liz Randone

Noah Emmerich

Noah Emmerich

Deputy Bill Geisler

Themes & Keywords

new york citycorruptionnew jerseypolicehandcuffsfbibridgecar crashmurderarsonorganized crimebad copdirty copinternal affairspolice corruptioncar accidentnypdworld trade centercuriousneo-noir

About Cop Land

Cop Land is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1997 exploring themes of new york city, corruption, new jersey, police, handcuffs, fbi. Directed by James Mangold, it stars Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta. Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these local residents, he is forced to take action and make a dangerous choice between protecting his idols and upholding the law.

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