Judge Dredd (1995)

R06/30/1995Science Fiction, Action1h 36m
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In the future, one man is the law.

Overview

In a dystopian future, Dredd, the most famous judge (a cop with instant field judiciary powers) is convicted for a crime he did not commit while his murderous counterpart escapes.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Sylvester Stallone

    Judge Joseph Dredd

  2. Cast 1

    Diane Lane

    Judge Hershey

  3. Cast 1

    Armand Assante

    Rico

  4. Cast 1

    Rob Schneider

    Herman 'Fergee' Ferguson

  5. Cast 1

    Jürgen Prochnow

    Judge Griffin

  6. Cast 1

    Max von Sydow

    Chief Justice Fargo

  7. Cast 1

    Christopher Adamson

    Mean Machine

  8. Cast 1

    Joanna Miles

    Judge Evelyn McGruder

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    Joan Chen

    Dr. Ilsa Hayden

The story is the weak link in what is otherwise a marvellously fun chain. Unfortunately, when it comes to the film industry, the plot-link is kind of the most important one, so I can't really call Judge Dredd a success. And although the general premise is strong, this is not to the credit of the movie, seeing as it sources its material from the comic books of the same name, and 2000 AD. Sylvester Stallone (the titular Dredd) and Rob Schneider (his offsider) are perhaps poor casting options. But they aren't so terrible as to make Judge Dredd unwatchable, especially seeing as there are a quit...