Jack Murphy (Bronson), a hardened, antisocial alcoholic LAPD detective, frequently escapes the harsh reality that his ex-wife (Angel Tompkins) has become a stripper and his career is going nowhere by drinking.

Murphy's Law: Directed by J. Lee Thompson. With Charles Bronson, Kathleen Wilhoite, Carrie Snodgress, Robert F. Lyons. Framed for his ex-wife's murder by a parolee he once put behind bars, Los Angeles cop Jack Murphy escapes from custody to capture the killer, but he is now handcuffed to a foul-mouthed thief he had only just arrested.

When a cop is framed for murder and chained to a felon, the duo make a break for it, trying to stay a step ahead of the law and the real killer.

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Charles Bronson plays Jack Murphy a veteran police detective who is framed for the murder of his ex-wife. Although taken into custody, Murphy escapes from the police station handcuffed to a foul-mouthed car thief.

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.

A tough police detective escapes from custody after being framed and arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, and must now find the real killer and prove his innocence.

Murphy's Law is a crime thriller featuring Charles Bronson as Jack Murphy, a tough police detective framed for the murder of his ex-wife. After escaping custody, he embarks on a mission to uncover the real killer and clear his name.