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Law Abiding Citizen

R Released Oct 16, 2009 1h 48m Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama TRAILER for Law Abiding Citizen: Trailer 1 List
26% Tomatometer 162 Reviews 75% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings
Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is an honorable family man, until the day his wife and daughter are murdered in a home invasion. He hopes for justice, but a rising prosecutor named Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx) cuts a deal with one of the killers in exchange for testimony. Ten years later, that man is found dead and Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he hands Rice an ultimatum: Fix the broken legal system or suffer the consequences. Read More Read Less
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Unnecessarily violent and unflinchingly absurd, Law Abiding Citizen is plagued by subpar acting and a story that defies reason.

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Keith Uhlich Time Out It's basically Saw with Gerard Butler as Jigsaw, which means he's as righteous of body as he is of mind. Rated: 2/5 Jan 6, 2021 Full Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online There were surprises, twists and turns and could get graphic at times, but overall the movie was fast-paced, well performed, and kept your attention until the very end. Rated: B+ Sep 12, 2017 Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: F Feb 18, 2012 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Filled with equal parts bloody carnage and plot holes, this vigilante yarn, more concerned with explosions and bloodletting than voicing its potential social commentary, unravels into a disorganized tangle Rated: 2/4 Aug 30, 2023 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Offers plenty of entertainment value, provided that viewers are willing to accept several remarkably convenient truths. Rated: 7/10 Nov 29, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com The perfect action flick for low-maintenance audiences. Rated: 1.5/4.0 Sep 13, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Good movie. Critics have no taste, and it is just another movie that proves they are wrong. Would be 5 stars, but ending is kinda mid. I would like ending to be longer, or something after it and not just one of main characters walking with flames behind him. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/23/24 Full Review Kathi S EXCELLENT MOVIE. HARD TO FIND GOOD MOVIES ON TV ANYMORE BUT THIS WAS ONE. HIGHLY RECOMMED YOU WATCH IT. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/06/24 Full Review Liminal J Phenomenal movie, far surpassed my expectations. It uses the format of an action/thriller to ask some tough questions of us as a society, with lots of twists and turns along the way. Keeps you on the edge of your seat. A little gruesome at times but a must watch for any fan of the action or thriller genres. Both Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx knocked it out of the park. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/19/24 Full Review Dan R In my personal opinion, this is one of Gerald Butler's best performance, the switch in character is unreal, the mood change from Butler's character was almost like I was watching too different actors. Unbelievable. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/08/24 Full Review Audie M this movie is awesome. critics are wrong! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/25/24 Full Review Nathan T Great movie seen many times I really enjoyed it definitely worth watching would definitely recommend ignore the critics and rt score and make up your own mind Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is an honorable family man, until the day his wife and daughter are murdered in a home invasion. He hopes for justice, but a rising prosecutor named Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx) cuts a deal with one of the killers in exchange for testimony. Ten years later, that man is found dead and Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he hands Rice an ultimatum: Fix the broken legal system or suffer the consequences.
Director
F. Gary Gray
Producer
Lucas Foster, Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel, Mark Gill, Kurt Wimmer, Robert Katz
Screenwriter
Kurt Wimmer
Distributor
Overture Films
Production Co
Warp Films
Rating
R (Rape|Pervasive Language|Strong Bloody Brutal Violence|Torture)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 16, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$73.3M
Runtime
1h 48m
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