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Law Abiding Citizen

Law Abiding Citizen

Justice at any cost.

20097.41h 49m

Overview

A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.

Directed by F. Gary Gray
Written by Kurt Wimmer
Produced by Gerard Butler, Kurt Wimmer, Mark Gill
Box OfficeBudget: $53.0MRevenue: $127.9M

Top Cast

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Nick Rice

Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler

Clyde Alexander Shelton

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Detective Dunnigan

Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

Jonas Cantrell

Leslie Bibb

Leslie Bibb

Sarah Lowell

Michael Irby

Michael Irby

Detective Garza

Gregory Itzin

Gregory Itzin

Warden Iger

Regina Hall

Regina Hall

Kelly Rice

Emerald-Angel Young

Emerald-Angel Young

Denise Rice

Brooke Stacy Mills

Brooke Stacy Mills

Clyde's Wife

Themes & Keywords

prisonassassinphiladelphia, pennsylvaniabombsecret passagedealinvestigationgoretortureexplosionjusticecriminal masterminddistrict attorneycourtroomrape and revengevigilantismvigilante justice

About Law Abiding Citizen

Law Abiding Citizen is a drama, crime, thriller film released in 2009 exploring themes of prison, assassin, philadelphia, pennsylvania, bomb, secret passage, deal. Directed by F. Gary Gray, it stars Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Colm Meaney. A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.

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