RoboCop (2014): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2014, RoboCop is an action, crime and science fiction film directed by José Padilha, running about 118 minutes. “Crime has a new enemy.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. RoboCop stars Joel Kinnaman as RoboCop / Alex Murphy, Gary Oldman as Dr. Dennett Norton, Michael Keaton as Raymond Sellars and Abbie Cornish as Clara Murphy, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.9/10, RoboCop has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $242.7M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Peacock Premium and Peacock Premium Plus and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home and Spectrum On Demand. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch RoboCop page.

If you liked it. Fans of RoboCop tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.