Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- pulpy
- tense
- irreverent
- action movie night
- late night thriller viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found it to be an entertaining, effective old-school action thriller whose pulpy energy compensates for familiar genre ingredients.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Teddy deliberately gets arrested, Bob arranges his own detention, and the police station becomes the central battleground.
The locked-down station grows increasingly dangerous as Bob, Teddy, Valerie, and a competing assassin collide.
Critics specifically describe the film as pulpy, 1970s-styled fun, reinforced by shootouts and hard-boiled criminals.
Teddy uses a sucker punch and an arrest to make police custody his temporary shield from a hitman.
Films like Copshop, and why
Assault on Precinct 13
Shares a contained police-station siege, escalating gun violence, criminal intruders, and old-school action-thriller pacing.
Free Fire
Shares a single-location crime thriller structure, morally unstable outsiders, tense standoffs, and pulpy shoot-em-up energy.
Smokin' Aces
Shares a tightly contained hitman thriller built around deception, competing assassins, and darkly comic violence.
The Killer Inside Me
Shares a laconic professional killer, stylized crime plotting, and a stripped-down neo-western atmosphere.
Movie Details
- Director
- Joe Carnahan
- Release Date
- 2021-09-09
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (965)
Cast
- Gerard Butler
- Frank Grillo
- Alexis Louder
- Toby Huss
- Chad L. Coleman
- Ryan O'Nan
- Jose Pablo Cantillo
- Kaiwi Lyman
- Robert Walker Branchaud
- Tracey Bonner
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Copshop about?
- A desperate con artist turns a remote Nevada police station into a battleground when the hitman hunting him deliberately gets arrested too.
- What is Copshop like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Copshop as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Copshop violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Copshop as graphic.
- What did critics think of Copshop?
- Critics broadly found it to be an entertaining, effective old-school action thriller whose pulpy energy compensates for familiar genre ingredients.
- Which films are like Copshop?
- Films with a similar feel include Assault on Precinct 13, Free Fire, Smokin' Aces, and The Killer Inside Me.
- How long is Copshop?
- Copshop runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Copshop?
- In United States, Copshop streams on Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus.
