One Good Cop

One Good Cop
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHeywood Gould
Written byHeywood Gould
Produced byLaurence Mark
Starring
CinematographyRalf D. Bode
Edited byRichard Marks
Music byDavid Foster
William Ross
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • May 3, 1991 (1991-05-03)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$11 million

One Good Cop is a 1991 American crime drama film written and directed by Heywood Gould and starring Michael Keaton, Rene Russo, Anthony LaPaglia and Benjamin Bratt. Keaton portrays New York City Police Department Detective Artie Lewis, who, with his wife Rita (Russo), adopts his late partner's (LaPaglia) children and loves them as their own. He also targets one of the criminals responsible for his partner's death. He initially seeks justice for his adoptive children, but ultimately chooses retaliation by robbing his quarry to support his new family, endangering them and his career.