Murphy's Law (1986)
- Directed by
- J. Lee Thompson
- Genre
- drama film, action film, crime film, buddy cop film, thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 175 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A disgruntled Los Angeles detective gets framed for murder by an old enemy. He must go on the run while reluctantly working with a small-time thief he arrested earlier.
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What happens
Murphy's Law is a 1986 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson from a screenplay by Gail Morgan Hickman. It stars Charles Bronson, Kathleen Wilhoite, and Carrie Snodgress, with a supporting cast featuring Robert F. Lyons, Richard Romanus, Angel Tompkins and Lawrence Tierney. Bronson plays an antisocial detective of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) who is miserable due to the failures of both his marriage and his career. His former foe returns to seek revenge, framing the detective for the murders of his ex-wife, her boyfriend, and several of his own associates. On the run from the police, the detective teams-up with a petty thief who he had earlier arrested. Murphy's Law was released by Cannon Films on April 18, 1986. The film marked the sixth collaboration between Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson (following 1976's St. Ives, 1977's The White Buffalo, 1980's Caboblanco, 1983's 10 to Midnight, and 1984's The Evil That Men Do). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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