Murphy's Law

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Murphy's Law

R,

1986,

1h 40m,

Action/

Crime/

Drama

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33%

6 Reviews

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44%

2,500+ Ratings

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6 Reviews

44%

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2,500+ Ratings

Years ago, police detective Jack Murphy (Charles Bronson) put murderer Joan Freeman (Carrie Snodgress) behind bars. But, when Freeman is released, she wreaks havoc upon Murphy's life. Freeman kills his ex-wife and other police officers, framing Murphy for her crimes. After he's arrested, the police handcuff Murphy to a thief, Arabella McGee (Kathleen Wilhoite). Still attached to Arabella, Murphy breaks out of jail, and the duo work together to find the real killer.

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Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Jan 14, 2026

[Murphy's Law] boasts neither the sheer, giddy firepower of the last "Death Wish" movie, nor a situation of its own likely to engage the attention of anyone not a wholly committed Bronson addict.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Sep 22, 2024

2/4

...periodically compelling yet mostly dull...

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Feb 19, 2022

1.5/4

Here's one of those junky Cannon flicks made by Charles Bronson as his career lamentably winded down.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Sep 6, 2020

6/10

It's a convoluted conglomeration of concepts, all of which have been seen before and executed with greater flair.

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Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

Feb 14, 2006

7/10

A very lurid, but very enjoyable Bronson thriller.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jun 27, 2005

2/5

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Anakin R

Nov 17, 2018

Typically 'dirty' Bronson thriller, brash and violent and set in a derelict urban underworld.

Theodore S

Jan 31, 2018

Typical Bronson's actionfest full of guns, violence and deception.

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J. Lee Thompson

Director

Charles Bronson

Jack Murphy

Kathleen Wilhoite

Arabella McGee

Carrie Snodgress

Joan Freeman

Robert F. Lyons

Art Penney

Richard Romanus

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Synopsis

Years ago, police detective Jack Murphy (Charles Bronson) put murderer Joan Freeman (Carrie Snodgress) behind bars. But, when Freeman is released, she wreaks havoc upon Murphy's life. Freeman kills his ex-wife and other police officers, framing Murphy for her crimes. After he's arrested, the police handcuff Murphy to a thief, Arabella McGee (Kathleen Wilhoite). Still attached to Arabella, Murphy breaks out of jail, and the duo work together to find the real killer.

Director: J. Lee Thompson
Producer: Pancho Kohner
Screenwriter: Gail Morgan Hickman
Production Co: Cannon Films, Golan-Globus
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.1M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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