Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- absurdist
- transgressive
- deadpan
- cult movie night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an aggressively inventive but uneven exercise in transgressive absurdist comedy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Duke and his fellow officers combine police power with drug dealing, bullying, extortion, sexual abuse, and extremist behavior.
The accidental shooting, concealed body, abusive policing, and recreational drug dealing are treated as grotesque comic material.
Duke's scheme changes when the man he believes he has shot and hidden in his car turns out to be alive.
Duke is music-mad, while the one-eyed extremist dreams of becoming a techno musician.
Films like Wrong Cops, and why
The Comedy
shared absurdist crime comedy, corrupt authority figures, and deliberately abrasive humor
Rubber
shared surreal deadpan comedy, grotesque character behavior, and unconventional narrative logic
Inherent Vice
shared transgressive humor, eccentric ensemble characters, and heightened crime-world absurdity
Movie Details
- Director
- Quentin Dupieux
- Release Date
- 2013-12-18
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (347)
Cast
- Mark Burnham
- Steve Little
- Éric Judor
- Marilyn Manson
- Arden Myrin
- Eric Wareheim
- Grace Zabriskie
- Eric Roberts
- Izzy Palmieri
- Ray Wise
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Wrong Cops about?
- A music-obsessed Los Angeles cop’s corrupt routine spirals into surreal havoc when the victim hidden in his trunk refuses to stay dead.
- What is Wrong Cops like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wrong Cops as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Wrong Cops violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Wrong Cops as graphic.
- What did critics think of Wrong Cops?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an aggressively inventive but uneven exercise in transgressive absurdist comedy.
- Which films are like Wrong Cops?
- Films with a similar feel include The Comedy, Rubber, and Inherent Vice.
- How long is Wrong Cops?
- Wrong Cops runs 83 minutes.
- Where can I watch Wrong Cops?
- In United States, Wrong Cops streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
