RoboCop (1987)
Directed by Paul Verhoeven · 102 min · Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
58.6 TOPICAL score · #1,366 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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 nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
RoboCop (1987, directed by Paul Verhoeven) has a TOPICAL score of 58.6 - ranked 1,366 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and historical impact, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 3 nominations, including the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film. Critics: 84% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 70. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (6,013 ratings) · IMDb 7.6/10. Wikipedia covers it in 58 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics84% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 70
- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (6,013 ratings) · IMDb 7.6/10
- Awards1 win, 3 nominations - incl. Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 58 languages
- Still read109,125 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Peter Weller (actor #1,304), Nancy Allen (actor #1,604), Dan O'Herlihy (actor #1,281), Ronny Cox (actor #1,124)
“A number of critics struggled to identify the film's genre, writing that it combined social satire and philosophy with elements of action, science fiction, thrillers, Westerns, slapstick comedy, romance, snuff films, superhero comics and camp without being derivative.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10
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