Murphy's Law (film)

Murphy's Law is a 1986 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson from a screenplay by Gail Morgan Hickman. It was released by Cannon Films to the United States on April 18, 1986. The film stars Charles Bronson and Kathleen Wilhoite in lead roles with a supporting cast that includes Carrie Snodgress, Robert F. Lyons, and Richard Romanus. The film marks the sixth collaboration between Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson (following 1976's St. Ives, 1977's The White Buffalo, 1980's Caboblanco, 1983's 10 to Midnight, and 1984's The Evil That Men Do).

The film focuses on an antisocial and alcoholic detective of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) who is miserable due to the failures of both his marriage and his career. His former foe returns to seek revenge, framing the detective for the murders of his ex-wife, her boyfriend, and several of his own associates. On the run from the police, the detective teams-up with a petty thief who he had earlier arrested.