Murphy's Law (1986)

100 min · Action, Crime, action film, buddy cop film, crime film, drama film, thriller film

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Directors

J. Lee Thompson

Cast

Charles Bronson, Kathleen Wilhoite, Carrie Snodgress, Robert F. Lyons

The story

Jack Murphy, a hardened, antisocial alcoholic LAPD detective, frequently escapes the harsh reality that his ex-wife has become a stripper and his career is going nowhere by drinking. His world is turned upside down, however, when he is framed by ex-convict Joan Freeman for putting her in prison earlier in his career. Freeman murders the detective's ex-wife and her boyfriend and begins killing off his associates while framing him for the crimes.

Catalogue themes and tags

Crime Fiction, Thriller, Action/Adventure, Mystery, Crime Thriller, Action

Genres

Action, Crime, action film, buddy cop film, crime film, drama film, thriller film

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