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Law Abiding Citizen

  • 2009
  • 16
  • 1h 49m
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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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    7.4/10
    312K
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    • Director
      • F. Gary Gray
    • Writer
      • Kurt Wimmer
    • Stars
      • Gerard Butler
      • Jamie Foxx
      • Leslie Bibb
    • 715User reviews
    • 233Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations

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    Top cast

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    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
    • Collins
    • Director
      • F. Gary Gray
    • Writer
      • Kurt Wimmer
    • All cast & crew
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    • 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
      The instant the neurotoxin hit Darby's system he would have fallen down due to being paralyzed. He would not have been able to just stand there, motionless, as muscles are still used when standing still. He also would not be shaking while lying on the table, even when Clyde injected the adrenaline.
    • 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.

    • Alternate versions
      The Indian release has been censored. The television broadcast version is 101 minutes 35 seconds long, with a U/A certificate.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Jay Leno Show: Episode #1.19 (2009)
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      Mr. Tambourine Man
      Written by Bob Dylan

      Performed by The Studio Sound Ensemble

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    User reviews715

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    Citizen Abides
    A solid movie. It was not predictable. The actors were great in their roles except for a sub-par Leslie Bibb (TV actress with waning looks). After the first five minutes I thought I made my assumptions of what was going to happen but I was totally wrong.

    Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx work perfect against each other. There are a few lulls in the movie towards the end but overall it was a real good movie.

    Perhaps the message of this movie can somehow persuade real change in our legal practices. It is worth seeing. The way the film is shot and the sound effects make this an intense movie.
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    • Oct 16, 2009

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    • Release date
      • December 10, 2009 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Công Lý Báo Thù
    • Filming locations
      • Holmesburg Prison - 8215 Torresdale Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • G-BASE
      • The Film Department
      • Warp Films
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    Box office

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    • 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

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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