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Law Abiding Citizen

- Justice at any cost.

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.

Release Date : 2009-10-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Film DepartmentEvil TwinsWarp FilmsG-BASE

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Jamie Foxx

Character Name : Nick Rice

Original Name : Jamie Foxx

Gender : Male

Gerard Butler

Character Name : Clyde Alexander Shelton

Original Name : Gerard Butler

Gender : Male

Colm Meaney

Character Name : Detective Dunnigan

Original Name : Colm Meaney

Gender : Male

Bruce McGill

Character Name : Jonas Cantrell

Original Name : Bruce McGill

Gender : Male

Leslie Bibb

Character Name : Sarah Lowell

Original Name : Leslie Bibb

Gender : Female

Michael Irby

Character Name : Detective Garza

Original Name : Michael Irby

Gender : Male

Gregory Itzin

Character Name : Warden Iger

Original Name : Gregory Itzin

Gender : Male

Regina Hall

Character Name : Kelly Rice

Original Name : Regina Hall

Gender : Female

Emerald-Angel Young

Character Name : Denise Rice

Original Name : Emerald-Angel Young

Gender : Female

Brooke Stacy Mills

Character Name : Clyde's Wife

Original Name : Brooke Stacy Mills

Gender : Female

Christian Stolte

Character Name : Clarence Darby

Original Name : Christian Stolte

Gender : Male

Annie Corley

Character Name : Judge Laura Burch

Original Name : Annie Corley

Gender : Female

Richard Portnow

Character Name : Bill Reynolds

Original Name : Richard Portnow

Gender : Male

Viola Davis

Character Name : Mayor April Henry

Original Name : Viola Davis

Gender : Female

Michael Kelly

Character Name : Bray

Original Name : Michael Kelly

Gender : Male

Josh Stewart

Character Name : Rupert Ames

Original Name : Josh Stewart

Gender : Male

Roger Bart

Character Name : Brian Bringham

Original Name : Roger Bart

Gender : Male

Dan Bittner

Character Name : Sereno

Original Name : Dan Bittner

Gender : Male

Patrick McDade

Character Name : Charlie - City Hall Security

Original Name : Patrick McDade

Gender : Male

Richard Barlow

Character Name : Older Cop

Original Name : Richard Barlow

Gender : Male

Greg Young

Character Name : SWAT Captain

Original Name : Greg Young

Gender : Male

Jim Gushue

Character Name : SWAT Commando

Original Name : Jim Gushue

Gender : Male

Anthony Lawton

Character Name : Trunk Cop

Original Name : Anthony Lawton

Gender : Male

David Villalobos

Character Name : Print Reporter

Original Name : David Villalobos

Gender : Male

Ksenia Hulayev

Character Name : Clyde's Daughter

Original Name : Ksenia Hulayev

Gender : Male

Todd Lewis

Character Name : Cop

Original Name : Todd Lewis

Gender : Male

Bijean Ngo

Character Name : Marvelle

Original Name : Bijean Ngo

Gender : Male

Cecelia Ann Birt

Character Name : Nick's Assistant

Original Name : Cecelia Ann Birt

Gender : Female

Lamont Clayton

Character Name : FBI Agent

Original Name : Lamont Clayton

Gender : Male

Dave Huddleston

Character Name : Reporter at Execution

Original Name : Dave Huddleston

Gender : Male

Gabra Zackman

Character Name : Another Reporter

Original Name : Gabra Zackman

Gender : Male

Brian Anthony Wilson

Character Name : Homeland Security Supervisor

Original Name : Brian Anthony Wilson

Gender : Male

Stephanie Humphrey

Character Name : Local Newscaster #1

Original Name : Stephanie Humphrey

Gender : Female

Tracy Toth

Character Name : Local Newscaster #2

Original Name : Tracy Toth

Gender : Female

Jim Fitzpatrick

Character Name : Messenger

Original Name : Jim Fitzpatrick

Gender : Male

Lawrence Laravela

Character Name : Bailiff #1

Original Name : Lawrence Laravela

Gender : Male

Barbara Lambert

Character Name : Bailiff #2

Original Name : Barbara Lambert

Gender : Male

Nakia Dillard

Character Name : City Hall Sheriff

Original Name : Nakia Dillard

Gender : Male

Keith Moyer

Character Name : Inmate Jeremy (uncredited)

Original Name : Keith Moyer

Gender : Male

Robert Bizik

Character Name : Deputy Police Chief (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Bizik

Gender : Male

Ian Bonner

Character Name : Det. Rick Collins (uncredited)

Original Name : Ian Bonner

Gender : Male

Jennifer Butler

Character Name : Recital Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Jennifer Butler

Gender : Female

Gregory R. Campbell

Character Name : EMS (uncredited)

Original Name : Gregory R. Campbell

Gender : Male

Bill Chemerka

Character Name : Lawyer (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Chemerka

Gender : Male

Mustafa Cimen

Character Name : New Stand Vendor (uncredited)

Original Name : Mustafa Cimen

Gender : Male

Damien Colletti

Character Name : Officer Bruno (uncredited)

Original Name : Damien Colletti

Gender : Male

Brian Distance

Character Name : Nick's Security Detail (uncredited)

Original Name : Brian Distance

Gender : Male

Justin Doescher

Character Name : Cantrell's Security (uncredited)

Original Name : Justin Doescher

Gender : Male

Lewis Duval

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Lewis Duval

Gender : Male

Robert Eckard

Character Name : Convict (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Eckard

Gender : Male

Phil. E. Eichinger

Character Name : Mourner (uncredited)

Original Name : Phil. E. Eichinger

Gender : Male

John Charles Hunt

Character Name : Prison Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : John Charles Hunt

Gender : Male

Steven J. Klaszky

Character Name : Homeland Security Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Steven J. Klaszky

Gender : Male

Robert Montano

Character Name : Attorney (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Montano

Gender : Male

Matt Nicholas

Character Name : Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)

Original Name : Matt Nicholas

Gender : Male

Eddie Noone

Character Name : Hero Police Officer Cimino (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Noone

Gender : Male

Michael Nutter

Character Name : Official with Bible (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Nutter

Gender : Male

Joe Pawlenko

Character Name : Hero Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Pawlenko

Gender : Male

Lou Pacheco

Character Name : Corrections Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Lou Pacheco

Gender : Male

Vincent Riviezzo

Character Name : Police Commissioner (uncredited)

Original Name : Vincent Riviezzo

Gender : Male

W. Keith Scott

Character Name : SWAT (uncredited)

Original Name : W. Keith Scott

Gender : Male

William Shipman

Character Name : Prison Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : William Shipman

Gender : Male

Towanda Underdue

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Towanda Underdue

Gender : Male

David Von Roehm

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : David Von Roehm

Gender : Male

Teddy Valdes

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Teddy Valdes

Gender : Male

Matt von Siegel

Character Name : Officer Urban (uncredited)

Original Name : Matt von Siegel

Gender : Male

Damion J. Williams

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Damion J. Williams

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

You can’t fight fate. Right? Gerard Butler stars as Clyde Shelton, a man forced to not only watch his wife and daughter be raped and murdered in his own home, but to also have to sit there and watch the justice system fail him. So he wages a one man war against pretty much everyone involved. Hoo-Hah! The big hitting critics hated it, with comments ranging from it being sub-normal, preposterous, ugly and morally corrupt, to it being a comic book film of moral hectoring! Naturally, as the critics were at pains to point out that it would, it made a pot load at the box office and is generally well liked by a good portion of the action/revenge/thriller loving populace. There’s always a big grey area with revenge/vigilante movies that really brings out the debate crowd, but what rarely gets said is that through the actions of these cinematic waste layers is the chance for many, many, folk to live vicariously. Yes! 99% of the common man and woman do indeed sit back and trust our respective legal systems to do what’s right and just, but oh how we feel that given similar circumstances we would want to vent spleen with furious anger. Law Abiding Citizen is a riot, at its heart it does have something to say, even asking some pertinent questions. Do these social smarts come bursting through the bloody haze to make a point? No, they get submerged in a whirl of kinetic fury and socko violence, but they are there, caustically so. But hey! For shocks, twists and outrageous set-pieces, this picture rocks the big one. Vicarious living through cinema – wonderful. 8/10

V

vylmen

@vylmen

2024-11-27

Not the ending I wanted Some movies you want the bad guy to win and this is one of them. There's a few things missing here, like the setup that Clyde is really this smart inventor guy leading a double life. That could've used some secret door behind a front working in a lab kind of shots. And that Nick Rice is actually smarter, cause he wasn't. Other than that, it does keep you on your toes, mostly to see what Clyde comes up with and how he's going to fix the broken justice system.