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CrimeDramaWestern

Lawless

- When the law became corrupt, outlaws became heroes.

In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation.

Release Date : 2012-08-29

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Benaroya PicturesYucaipa FilmsAnnapurna PicturesPie Films Inc.Red Wagon EntertainmentRevolt FilmsBlumHansonAllen Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Shia LaBeouf

Character Name : Jack Bondurant

Original Name : Shia LaBeouf

Gender : Male

Tom Hardy

Character Name : Forrest Bondurant

Original Name : Tom Hardy

Gender : Male

Gary Oldman

Character Name : Floyd Banner

Original Name : Gary Oldman

Gender : Male

Guy Pearce

Character Name : Charlie Rakes

Original Name : Guy Pearce

Gender : Male

Jason Clarke

Character Name : Howard Bondurant

Original Name : Jason Clarke

Gender : Male

Jessica Chastain

Character Name : Maggie Beauford

Original Name : Jessica Chastain

Gender : Female

Mia Wasikowska

Character Name : Bertha Minnix

Original Name : Mia Wasikowska

Gender : Female

Dane DeHaan

Character Name : Cricket Pate

Original Name : Dane DeHaan

Gender : Male

Lew Temple

Character Name : Deputy Henry Abshire

Original Name : Lew Temple

Gender : Male

Chris McGarry

Character Name : Danny

Original Name : Chris McGarry

Gender : Male

Tim Tolin

Character Name : Mason Wardell

Original Name : Tim Tolin

Gender : Male

Marcus Hester

Character Name : Deputy Jeff Richards

Original Name : Marcus Hester

Gender : Male

Bill Camp

Character Name : Sheriff Hodges

Original Name : Bill Camp

Gender : Male

Alex Van

Character Name : Tizwell Minnix

Original Name : Alex Van

Gender : Male

Noah Taylor

Character Name : Gummy Walsh

Original Name : Noah Taylor

Gender : Male

Mark Ashworth

Character Name : Hophead #1

Original Name : Mark Ashworth

Gender : Male

Tom Proctor

Character Name : Hophead #2

Original Name : Tom Proctor

Gender : Male

Bruce McKinnon

Character Name : Jimmy Turner

Original Name : Bruce McKinnon

Gender : Male

Eric Mendenhall

Character Name : Spoons Rivard

Original Name : Eric Mendenhall

Gender : Male

Toni Byrd

Character Name : Ida Belle

Original Name : Toni Byrd

Gender : Male

Robert T. Smith

Character Name : Young Jack

Original Name : Robert T. Smith

Gender : Male

Jake Nash

Character Name : Young Forrest

Original Name : Jake Nash

Gender : Male

William J. Harrison

Character Name : Young Howard (as William Harrison)

Original Name : William J. Harrison

Gender : Male

Joyce Baxter

Character Name : Aunt Winnie

Original Name : Joyce Baxter

Gender : Male

Jeff Braun

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Jeff Braun

Gender : Male

Malinda Baker

Character Name : Young Black Girl

Original Name : Malinda Baker

Gender : Male

Tom Turbiville

Character Name : Goon #1

Original Name : Tom Turbiville

Gender : Male

Chad Randall

Character Name : Mugger #1

Original Name : Chad Randall

Gender : Male

Terry Keasler

Character Name : Mugger #2

Original Name : Terry Keasler

Gender : Male

Duncan Nicholson

Character Name : Junior

Original Name : Duncan Nicholson

Gender : Male

Ron Clinton Smith

Character Name : Bootlegger

Original Name : Ron Clinton Smith

Gender : Male

Anna House

Character Name : Old Mountain Woman

Original Name : Anna House

Gender : Male

Ricky Muse

Character Name : Bootlegger #2

Original Name : Ricky Muse

Gender : Male

Peter Krulewitch

Character Name : Stogie Pete

Original Name : Peter Krulewitch

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Per Gunnar Jonsson

@Dark Jedi

2024-05-16

Well, as the blurb says, Lawless is the true (hmmm ?) story about the Bondurant brothers. This is one of the movies that my dear wife picked up. I had no clue concerning this movie until we watched it. It turned out be an enjoyable movie evening. This is a well done movie indeed although I felt like it could have been an even better movie at the end. Acting, scenery, general story is all quite good. Well the story is okay. It is not exactly ground breaking but rather a standard bootlegging kind of story. The new deputy is a real asshole to the extent of being somewhat unbelievable. Guy Pearce plays the role well though. That goes for the rest of the main cast as well. It is a well-acted movie. It kind of drags on a bit though. The real action where they finally take on the asshole deputy is not until the very end of the movie. Okay, that is perhaps understandable but until then the movie is quite slow. I would not have minded to see both the older Bondurant brothers being a bit more into the action but instead we mostly follow Jack (Shia LaBeouf) on his various more or less silly escapades and romantic adventures which, not very surprisingly, ends up with him leading previously mentioned asshole deputy right to their illegal booze factory…sigh! I am not 100% convinced that you can survive having your throat cut by the way. I think that was rather silly. It is a good movie and of a lot higher quality than most although perhaps not exactly my style of movie and I have to say that I thought the ending, with Forrest blundering into the frozen lake, was rather meh. Still, it is worth 6 out o10 stars but not more as far as I am concerned.