Copshop
Overview
Copshop is a 2021 action thriller film directed by Joe Carnahan, starring Gerard Butler as Bob Viddick, a hitman; Frank Grillo as Teddy Murretto, a con man; and Alexis Louder as Valerie Young, a young, rookie police officer. The film is set in a small-town police station in Nevada. Teddy Murretto punches a police officer to get himself arrested, hoping to hide from a hitman. The hitman, Bob Viddick, gets himself arrested to get to Teddy. The film is a tense, claustrophobic thriller, set almost entirely in the police station. It is a cat-and-mouse game between the hitman and the con man, with the rookie cop caught in the middle. Copshop was a moderate success, earning over $7 million on a $30 million budget. It was praised for its performances and its action sequences. The film is a fun, entertaining B-movie that is perfect for fans of Gerard Butler and Frank Grillo. It is a throwback to classic action films of the 1970s and 1980s.
