In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured, OmniCorp sees their chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine.
Acting
Gary Oldman sells ridiculous science with absolute conviction
Visual Effects
That suit reveal—organic hand, robotic everything else
Direction
Padilha's Brazilian action roots peek through the studio polish
Director
José Padilha
Joel Kinnaman
Alex Murphy / RoboCop
Gary Oldman
Dr. Dennett Norton
Michael Keaton
Raymond Sellars
Abbie Cornish
Clara Murphy
Jackie Earle Haley
Rick Mattox
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jack Lewis
Jennifer Ehle
Liz Kline
Jay Baruchel
Tom Pope
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Chief Karen Dean
Samuel L. Jackson
Pat Novak
Aimee Garcia
Jae Kim
Douglas Urbanski
Mayor Durant
John Paul Ruttan
David Murphy
Patrick Garrow
Antoine Vallon
K.C. Collins
Andre Daniels
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The original suit actor wore platform boots to hit 6'4"; Kinnaman is naturally that tall.
This remake arrived right as drone warfare and police militarization dominated headlines—making its watered-down satire feel accidentally timid.
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