Demolition Man

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Demolition Man

R,

1993,

1h 54m,

Sci-Fi/

Action

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67%

45 Reviews

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65%

250,000+ Ratings

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45 Reviews

65%

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250,000+ Ratings

With innocent victims caught in the crossfire in Los Angeles' intensifying war on crime, both cop John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone) and violent thug Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes) are sentenced to a state of frozen incarceration known as "CryoPrison." When Spartan is finally thawed 36 years later, it's 2032, and Los Angeles is now a pacifist utopia called San Angeles. But with Phoenix again on the loose, Spartan must team up with future cop Lenina (Sandra Bullock) to apprehend the killer.

Critics Consensus

A better-than-average sci-fi shoot-em-up with a satirical undercurrent, Demolition Man is bolstered by strong performances by Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, and Sandra Bullock.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Jan 29, 2019

Demolition Man is a movie that should have been fun, and isn't.

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Richard Schickel

TIME Magazine

Jul 25, 2010

Ultimately the script's often sharp social satire is drowned out by the noise and confusion. It is also undercut by casting virtually all the psychopathically murderous criminals as minority-group members.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Apr 30, 2008

Nearly all the SF premises are accorded the status of Andrew Dice Clay one-liners -- which means that they, along with the characters, keep changing from one scene to the next.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Mar 16, 2026

4/5

Maybe Demolition Man doesn’t offer the pure action hit of The Terminator, but it’s one of the few big-budget, numbskull action-flicks that actually offer some kind of wry, intelligent critique of societal change...

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

Dec 28, 2024

Demolition Man is one of those odd movies that is so much, it’s too much but also exactly right at the same time. The film has a fun story, the “futuristic” setting is no longer set in a distant time, but it’s still fun...

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Jeff Beck

The Blu Spot

Dec 9, 2024

3.5/5

Demolition Man has been charming & entertaining fans for over 30 years with its exciting action, silly sense of humor, and over-the-top performances, all of which make it easy to see why the film has endured for so long.

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Christina V

@christinavosilla

Aug 19, 2026

So so movie, not my fave.

Leia R

Mar 6, 2019

My dad recommend this movie to many, and I'm glad I watched it. Its an amazing and fun movie to watch.

Oct 12, 2018

Such a disappointment. Always enjoy Snipes in an action movie but it seems as though Stallon is allergic to great scripts. Then there's the issue with them dubbing over the Taco Bell product placement with a Pizza Hut replacement. Mandela Effect attempt failed!

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Draco P

Oct 8, 2018

Yes, I was a teenager too.

Draco R

Aug 7, 2018

Surprisingly fun, undeniably stupid, and remarkably conservative: A styling black criminal is a danger to the tranquil and polished peace of white Hollywood, and "it takes a maniac to take down a maniac"-it takes a good guy with a gun to stop a bad guy with a gun, so that excessive police violence is not only justified, but in effect the only thing stopping society from slipping into fascism (because only fascism can stop fascism, according to this backwards logic). But honestly, the movie is too ridiculous and too lowbrow for its conservative, fascist bent to have much punch.

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Ron S

Jun 24, 2018

If you don't like this movie but still watched it, the only question is: what did you expect from Stallone and Snipes? It's not Shakespeare or Woody Allen. It's an action comedy. Did it deliver on its concept, YES.

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Marco Brambilla

Director

Sylvester Stallone

John Spartan

Wesley Snipes

Simon Phoenix

Sandra Bullock

Lenina Huxley

Nigel Hawthorne

Dr. Raymond Cocteau

Benjamin Bratt

Alfredo Garcia

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Synopsis

With innocent victims caught in the crossfire in Los Angeles' intensifying war on crime, both cop John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone) and violent thug Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes) are sentenced to a state of frozen incarceration known as "CryoPrison." When Spartan is finally thawed 36 years later, it's 2032, and Los Angeles is now a pacifist utopia called San Angeles. But with Phoenix again on the loose, Spartan must team up with future cop Lenina (Sandra Bullock) to apprehend the killer.

Director: Marco Brambilla
Producer: Joel Silver, Michael Levy, Howard G. Kazanjian
Screenwriter: Peter M. Lenkov, Daniel Waters, Robert Reneau
Production Co: Warner Bros., Silver Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $57.2M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Surround

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