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Law Abiding Citizen

  • 2009
  • R
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
349K
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POPULARITY
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Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler in Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
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A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free.A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free.A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free.

  • Director
    • F. Gary Gray
  • Writer
    • Kurt Wimmer
  • Stars
    • Gerard Butler
    • Jamie Foxx
    • Leslie Bibb
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    349K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,015
    212
    • Director
      • F. Gary Gray
    • Writer
      • Kurt Wimmer
    • Stars
      • Gerard Butler
      • Jamie Foxx
      • Leslie Bibb
    • 810User reviews
    • 171Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Top Cast99+

    Gerard Butler
    Gerard Butler
    • Clyde Shelton
    Jamie Foxx
    Jamie Foxx
    • Nick Rice
    Leslie Bibb
    Leslie Bibb
    • Sarah Lowell
    Colm Meaney
    Colm Meaney
    • Detective Dunnigan
    Bruce McGill
    Bruce McGill
    • Jonas Cantrell
    Michael Irby
    Michael Irby
    • Detective Garza
    Gregory Itzin
    Gregory Itzin
    • Warden Iger
    Regina Hall
    Regina Hall
    • Kelly Rice
    Emerald-Angel Young
    • Denise Rice
    • (as Emerald Angel Young)
    Christian Stolte
    Christian Stolte
    • Clarence Darby
    Annie Corley
    Annie Corley
    • Judge Laura Burch
    Richard Portnow
    Richard Portnow
    • Bill Reynolds
    Viola Davis
    Viola Davis
    • Mayor
    Michael Kelly
    Michael Kelly
    • Bray
    Josh Stewart
    Josh Stewart
    • Rupert Ames
    • (as Joshua Stewart)
    Roger Bart
    Roger Bart
    • Brian Bringham
    Dan Bittner
    Dan Bittner
    • Sereno
    Evan Hart
    Evan Hart
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    • Director
      • F. Gary Gray
    • Writer
      • Kurt Wimmer
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Director F. Gary Gray decided to use Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse as the restaurant that caters Clyde's lunch after dining there several times during filming. The restaurant was also the location of the film's after-party following its screening at the Philadelphia Film Festival.
    • Goofs
      At the cemetery where the armed robot emits an EMP, it knocks out the convoy's electronics, yet moments later Detective Dunnigan's radio can be heard. The blast would also have disabled their radios.
    • Quotes
      • Jonas Cantrell: Tell us what we're dealing with. Shelton was a spy?
      • Bray: Look, spies are a dime a dozen. I'm a spy. Clyde is a brain. He's a think tank-type guy. His specialty was low-impact kinetic operations.
      • Nick Rice: That's a hell of a fancy way to say that he kills people.
      • Bray: We kill people. He figured out how to do it without ever being in the same room. It was his gift, and he was the best. One time, we're tasking this tricky target. I mean, we're usin' cruise missiles and Predators, and we even had a B-2 Bomber flatten this guy's villa with JDAM. Alright, we're burnin' up millions in ordnance and we're gettin' nowhere with this guy. So we call Clyde, and we ask him to solve our problem. Clyde develops a Kevlar thread with a high-tech ratchet made of carbon fiber. Put it in a necktie. Two days later, Mrs. Bad Guy comes home, finds Mr. Bad Guy dead on the bathroom tile, choked to death. What I'm sayin' is, just assume that this guy can hear and see everything that you're doing.
      • Nick Rice: No. We got him locked away; maximum security.
      • Bray: He's in jail, it's because he wants to be in jail. He's a born tactician. Every move that he makes, it means something. That cellmate that he killed, what, you think that was random? No. That's a pawn being moved off the board. If I were you, I'd be lookin' for the next piece. Anybody who had anything to do with that case, he's gonna be comin' after you.
      • Nick Rice: So what are you sayin'? You sayin' we can't stop him?
      • Bray: Walk into his cell, and put a bullet in his head. Aside from that, no, you can't stop him. If Clyde wants you dead, you're dead.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Jay Leno Show: Episode #1.19 (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Mr. Tambourine Man
      Written by Bob Dylan
      Performed by The Studio Sound Ensemble
      Courtesy of Countdown Media GmbH

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    FAQ3

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 16, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • El vengador
    • Filming locations
      • Holmesburg Prison - 8215 Torresdale Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Film Department
      • Warp Films
      • Evil Twins (I)
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $73,357,727
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $21,039,502
      • Oct 18, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $127,944,208
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 49m(109 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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