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
new york city
corruption
new jersey
police
handcuffs
fbi
bridge
car crash
murder
arson
organized crime
bad cop
dirty cop
internal affairs
police corruption
car accident
nypd
world trade center
curious
neo-noir
Rank
#56 in 1997·#3658 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
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Cast
Sylvester Stallone
Sheriff Freddy Heflin
Harvey Keitel
Ray Donlan
Ray Liotta
Gary "Figgsy" Figgis
Robert De Niro
Lt. Moe Tilden
Peter Berg
Joey Randone
Janeane Garofalo
Deputy Cindy Betts
Robert Patrick
Jack Rucker
Michael Rapaport
Murray "Superboy" Babitch
Annabella Sciorra
Liz Randone
Noah Emmerich
Deputy Bill Geisler
Cathy Moriarty
Rose Donlan
John Spencer
Leo Crasky
Crew
James Mangold
Director
James Mangold
Writer
Howard Shore
Original Music Composer
Craig McKay
Editor
Eric Alan Edwards
Director of Photography
Cathy Konrad
Producer
Cary Woods
Producer
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Mary Ramos
Music Supervisor
Todd M. Thaler
Casting
Danny Aiello III
Stunts
Popular Reviews
289 reviews
Oscar Thompson
8.0★ · 04/18/26
“It’s just as easy to tail a man walking in front of him”
“Being right is not a bulletproof vest”
Stallone plays his shy, powerhouse character very well and leads the charge in an absolute stacked cast.
“It’s just as easy to tail a man walking in front of him”
“Being right is not a bulletproof vest”
Stallone plays his shy, powerhouse character very well and leads the charge in an absolute stacked cast.
Luca Trumfio
8.0★ · 03/01/26
Why is almost everyone from the Sopranos in this
Why is almost everyone from the Sopranos in this
hunter ak
6.0★ · 02/28/26
really solid the hearing loss scene was class
really solid the hearing loss scene was class
VIII_george_XVI
6.0★ · 02/25/26
Not a movie about a law enforcement themed theme park
Not a movie about a law enforcement themed theme park
G
9.0★ · 02/18/26
Now this is a fucking banger. Not enough love for this going around. Tons of legends. Love that it’s like David Chase watched this and was like hey I’ve got the entire fucking cast of the sopranos here. Awesome movie
Now this is a fucking banger. Not enough love for this going around. Tons of legends. Love that it’s like David Chase watched this and was like hey I’ve got the entire fucking cast of the sopranos here. Awesome movie
