RoboCop Movies: Release Order

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1987 - 20144 Films7h 21m3.2 Average

The RoboCop franchise began with Paul Verhoeven's 1987 cyberpunk masterpiece, which blended ultra-violent action with sharp social satire about corporate corruption and urban decay. The original film spawned two direct sequels in the early 1990s, continuing the story of Alex Murphy and his transformation into the titular cyborg officer.

This watch order presents the complete franchise history, including both the classic trilogy and the standalone 2014 reboot that brought the concept to a new generation.

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RoboCop

19871h 42m4.3
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith

In a dystopian Detroit, a murdered police officer is transformed into a cyborg law enforcer by a corrupt corporation. The mechanized cop must confront his human past while battling crime and corporate corruption.

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RoboCop 2

19901h 57m3.2
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Tom Noonan, Belinda Bauer, Willard E. Pugh

In this sequel, RoboCop faces a new threat as a dangerous drug called "Nuke" spreads through Detroit under the leadership of a fanatical criminal named Cane. When OCP's attempts to create new RoboCop units fail, they turn the drug lord himself into the twisted RoboCop 2.

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RoboCop 3

19931h 44m2.3
Director: Fred Dekker
Cast: Robert John Burke, Nancy Allen, Rip Torn, John Castle, Jill Hennessy

In the third installment of the RoboCop franchise, the cyborg police officer faces a moral dilemma when mega-corporation OCP uses mercenaries to forcibly relocate Detroit residents for their Delta City project. RoboCop must choose between his corporate programming and protecting the innocent civilians fighting back against corporate oppression.

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RoboCop

20141h 58m3.1
Director: José Padilha
Cast: Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley

In 2028 Detroit, critically injured police officer Alex Murphy is transformed by OmniCorp into RoboCop, a cyborg law enforcement officer. As the corporation seeks to expand their robotic police program, they discover that the human consciousness within the machine presents unexpected challenges.

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