Cop Land (1997)

In the idyllic bedroom community of Garrison, New Jersey, a community of NYPD officers takes refuge away from the big city's troubles while still enjoying all the kickbacks, cover-ups, and mob-owned banking privileges from across the river. But the code of silence is tested when an off-duty, drunk rookie cop from their ranks wrongfully kills two black men and the local sheriff begins to investigate. COP LAND is an ambitious ensemble drama notable for eliciting a strong performance (and a 40-lb weight gain) from Sylvester Stallone.

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The second film from writer/director James Mangold, the corruption drama Cop Land stars Sylvester Stallone as Freddy Heflin, the much-denigrated sheriff of tiny Garrison, NJ, a community which -- thanks to a technicality -- is populated almost entirely by members of the New York City Police Department. When young cop Murray "Superboy" Babitch (Michael Rapaport) becomes embroiled in a controversial shoot-out which leaves two black youths dead, he apparently commits suicide rather than face the wrath of an official investigation. In reality, however, he flees to safety back home in Garrison. In the wake of the cont...
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roversial events, NYPD Internal Affairs lieutenant Moe Tilden (Robert De Niro) arrives in Garrison to uncover the truth, attempting to enlist Freddy to help watch the watchmen, including Superboy's uncle, veteran cop Ray Donlan (Harvey Keitel); coked-out Gary Figgis (Ray Liotta); and Joey Randone (Peter Berg), the husband of the woman (Annabella Sciorra) Freddy loved and lost. A rich, complex film about redemption, Cop Land's portrayal of Freddy's struggles to prove his worth mirrors Stallone's own return to thoughtful, character-driven drama after years of vacuous action roles. Like Freddy, he faces an uphill battle, fighting for respectability in the face of a superb cast including Janeane Garofalo, Cathy Moriarty, and Paul Calderon.
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Vlakbij New York, één van´s werelds meest gevaarlijke steden, ligt de veiligste plek op aarde: Garrison, beter bekend als Cop Land. Hier wonen de hardste en de meest onderscheiden agenten van het New Yorkse politiekorps. Nog nooit is er een misdrijf gepleegd, totdat de lokale politiechef Freddy Heflin (Sylvester Stallone) te maken krijgt met een dubbele moord. Volgens rechercheur Moe Yilden (Robert de Niro) van Interne Zaken, wijst alles in de richting van de hechte gemeenschap van rechercheurs in Garrison. Politiechef Heflin ziet zich genoodzaakt de keiharde confrontatie aan te gaan met de meest geduchte teg...
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enstander die hij zich kan bedenken: een leger keiharde smerissen onder aanvoering van veteraan Ray Donlan (Harvey Keitel). Maar is één man sterk genoeg om een leger te verslaan?
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