Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 70Audiences 69GoodWatch 69
Box office
4.2×its budget
- Budget
- $15 M
- Worldwide
- $64 M
Worldwide it earned $49 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for crime movies
typical 106104Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 20 countries, rent or buy in 37 more
+10
Released
1997
August 15, 1997
29 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
66 people
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Harvey KeitelRay Donlan
Ray LiottaGary "Figgsy" Figgis
Robert De NiroLt. Moe Tilden
Peter BergJoey Randone
Janeane GarofaloDeputy Cindy Betts
Robert PatrickJack Rucker
Michael RapaportMurray "Superboy" Babitch
Annabella SciorraLiz Randone
Noah EmmerichDeputy Bill Geisler
Cathy MoriartyRose Donlan
John SpencerLeo Crasky
Frank VincentPDA President Lassaro
Malik YobaDetective Carson
Arthur J. NascarellaFrank Lagonda
Edie FalcoBerta
Victor WilliamsRussell
Paul CalderonHector - Medic
John DomanLassaro's Aide
Debbie HarryDelores
Vincent LarescaMedic #2
Oliver SolomonBlack Man- TTTerri TownsBlack Woman
David ButlerThin Cop
Directing · 8
- James Mangold Director, Writer
- Henry Alex Rubin Second Unit Director
- Wendy Lee Roberts Script Supervisor
- Vebe Borge First Assistant Director
- Christopher Swartout Second Assistant Director
- Rebecca Strickland Second Assistant Director
Production · 20
- Harvey Weinstein Executive Producer
- Bob Weinstein Executive Producer
- Meryl Poster Executive Producer
- Cary Woods Producer
- Cathy Konrad Producer
- Ezra Swerdlow Producer
Camera · 11
- Eric Alan Edwards Director of Photography
- Lukasz Jogalla "A" Camera Operator
- Pete Romano Underwater Director of Photography
- Richard Rutkowski First Assistant Camera
- Sam Emerson Still Photographer
- Gary Martone Key Grip
Editing · 3
- Craig McKay Editor
- Mark Ginsberg Color Timer
- May Kuckro First Assistant Editor
Sound · 20
- Howard Shore Original Music Composer
- Philip Stockton Supervising Sound Editor
- Lewis Goldstein Sound Effects Editor
- Ron Bochar Sound Effects Designer
- Marko Costanzo Foley Artist
- Glenfield Payne Sound Effects Editor
Art · 16
- Lester Cohen Production Design
- Sandy Hamilton Property Master
- Wing Lee Art Direction
- Karin Wiesel Set Decoration
- Nicholas Lundy Assistant Art Director
- David Scott Gagnon Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 13
- Ellen Lutter Costume Design
- Scott H. Eddo Makeup Artist
- Francesca Paris Key Hair Stylist
- Jeffrey Rollins On Set Dresser
- Steven Lawrence Makeup Artist
- Ilona Herman Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 2
- Randall Balsmeyer Visual Effects Supervisor
- Will Caban Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Michael Berg Gaffer
Other crew · 20
- Jery Hewitt Stunt Coordinator
- Bill Anagnos Stunts
- Danny Aiello III Stunts
- Mark De Alessandro Stunt Double
- Peter Bucossi Stunts
- Jalil Jay Lynch Stunts
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