Editing RoboCop (section)

===Modern reception===
''RoboCop'' has been called one of the best science-fiction and action films of all time,{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="BestSciFiPaste"/><ref name="BestSciFiIGN"/><ref name="BestSciFiThrillist"/><ref name="BestSciFiEmpire"/><ref name="BestSciFiGRadar"/><ref name="BestSciFiRT"/><ref name="BestSciFii09"/><ref name="ActionEW"/><ref name="ActionTimeOut"/><ref name="ActionEmpire2016"/>}} and among the best films of the 1980s.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="80sCoS"/><ref name="80sShortList"/><ref name="80sEmpire"/><ref name="Best80sComplex"/><ref name="Bestof80sCollider"/><ref name="80sHighSnobiety"/>}} Several publications have listed it as one of the greatest action films of all time:<ref name="ActionEW"/><ref name="ActionTimeOut"/><ref name="ActionEmpire2016"/> On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], it has a {{RT data|score}} approval rating based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. According to the website, "While over-the-top and gory, ''RoboCop'' is also a surprisingly smart sci-fi flick that uses ultraviolence to disguise its satire of American culture."<ref name="RottenTomatoes"/> Rotten Tomatoes listed the film at number{{nbsp}}139 on its list of 200 essential movies to watch, and one of 300 essential movies.<ref name="RT200"/><ref name="RT300"/> The film has a score of 70 out of 100 on [[Metacritic]] based on 17 "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic"/> In the 2000s, ''[[The New York Times]]'' listed it as one of its 1,000 "Best Movies Ever",<ref name="NYTimesBest"/> and ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' ranked the film number{{nbsp}}404 on its list of the 500 greatest movies of all time.<ref name="Empire500"/>

Filmmakers have spoken about their appreciation for ''RoboCop'' and cited it as an inspiration in their own careers, including [[Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck]],<ref name="NerdistMarvel"/> [[Neill Blomkamp]]<ref name="DeadlineBlomkamp"/> and [[Leigh Whannell]]<ref name="Whannell"/> and [[Ken Russell]], who called it the best science fiction film since [[Fritz Lang]]'s ''Metropolis'' (1927).<ref name="KenRussell"/> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], it was among the action films recommended by director [[James Gunn]].<ref name="IGNGunn"/>