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Law Abiding Citizen

"Justice at any cost."

2009-10-15 Drama 1hr 49m

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.

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Storyline

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.

  • Released
    2009-10-15
  • Revenue
    $127,900,000
  • Budget
    $53,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 49m
  • Genre
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.4
  • Production
    The Film Department, Evil Twins, Warp Films, G-BASE

Crew

F. Gary Gray
Director
Kurt Wimmer
Writer
Gerard Butler
Producer
Keywords:
prison assassin philadelphia, pennsylvania bomb secret passage deal investigation explosion justice criminal mastermind district attorney courtroom rape and revenge vigilantism vigilante justice

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Cast

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx
Nick Rice
Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler
Clyde Alexander Shelton
Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney
Detective Dunnigan
Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill
Jonas Cantrell
Leslie Bibb

Leslie Bibb
Sarah Lowell
Michael Irby

Michael Irby
Detective Garza
Gregory Itzin

Gregory Itzin
Warden Iger
Regina Hall

Regina Hall
Kelly Rice
Emerald-Angel Young

Emerald-Angel Young
Denise Rice
Brooke Stacy Mills

Brooke Stacy Mills
Clyde's Wife
Christian Stolte

Christian Stolte
Clarence Darby
Annie Corley

Annie Corley
Judge Laura Burch
Richard Portnow

Richard Portnow
Bill Reynolds
Viola Davis

Viola Davis
Mayor April Henry
Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly
Bray
Josh Stewart

Josh Stewart
Rupert Ames
Roger Bart

Roger Bart
Brian Bringham
Dan Bittner

Dan Bittner
Sereno
Patrick McDade

Patrick McDade
Charlie - City Hall Security
Richard Barlow

Richard Barlow
Older Cop
Greg Young

Greg Young
SWAT Captain
Jim Gushue

Jim Gushue
SWAT Commando
Anthony Lawton

Anthony Lawton
Trunk Cop
David Villalobos

David Villalobos
Print Reporter
Ksenia Hulayev

Ksenia Hulayev
Clyde's Daughter
Todd Lewis

Todd Lewis
Cop
Bijean Ngo

Bijean Ngo
Marvelle
Cecelia Ann Birt

Cecelia Ann Birt
Nick's Assistant
Lamont Clayton

Lamont Clayton
FBI Agent
Dave Huddleston

Dave Huddleston
Reporter at Execution
Gabra Zackman

Gabra Zackman
Another Reporter
Brian Anthony Wilson

Brian Anthony Wilson
Homeland Security Supervisor
Stephanie Humphrey

Stephanie Humphrey
Local Newscaster #1
Tracy Toth

Tracy Toth
Local Newscaster #2
Jim Fitzpatrick

Jim Fitzpatrick
Messenger
Lawrence Laravela

Lawrence Laravela
Bailiff #1
Barbara Lambert

Barbara Lambert
Bailiff #2
Nakia Dillard

Nakia Dillard
City Hall Sheriff
Keith Moyer

Keith Moyer
Inmate Jeremy (uncredited)
Robert Bizik

Robert Bizik
Deputy Police Chief (uncredited)
Ian Bonner

Ian Bonner
Det. Rick Collins (uncredited)
Jennifer Butler

Jennifer Butler
Recital Guest (uncredited)
Gregory R. Campbell

Gregory R. Campbell
EMS (uncredited)
Bill Chemerka

Bill Chemerka
Lawyer (uncredited)
Mustafa Cimen

Mustafa Cimen
New Stand Vendor (uncredited)
Damien Colletti

Damien Colletti
Officer Bruno (uncredited)
Brian Distance

Brian Distance
Nick's Security Detail (uncredited)
Justin Doescher

Justin Doescher
Cantrell's Security (uncredited)
Lewis Duval

Lewis Duval
Audience Member (uncredited)
Robert Eckard

Robert Eckard
Convict (uncredited)
Phil. E. Eichinger

Phil. E. Eichinger
Mourner (uncredited)
John Charles Hunt

John Charles Hunt
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Steven J. Klaszky

Steven J. Klaszky
Homeland Security Agent (uncredited)
Robert Montano

Robert Montano
Attorney (uncredited)
Matt Nicholas

Matt Nicholas
Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)
Eddie Noone

Eddie Noone
Hero Police Officer Cimino (uncredited)
Michael Nutter

Michael Nutter
Official with Bible (uncredited)
Joe Pawlenko

Joe Pawlenko
Hero Guard (uncredited)
Lou Pacheco

Lou Pacheco
Corrections Officer (uncredited)
Vincent Riviezzo

Vincent Riviezzo
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
W. Keith Scott

W. Keith Scott
SWAT (uncredited)
William Shipman

William Shipman
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Towanda Underdue

Towanda Underdue
Reporter (uncredited)
David Von Roehm

David Von Roehm
Reporter (uncredited)
Teddy Valdes

Teddy Valdes
Reporter (uncredited)
Matt von Siegel

Matt von Siegel
Officer Urban (uncredited)
Damion J. Williams

Damion J. Williams
Police Officer (uncredited)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Law Abiding Citizen
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A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2014-06-06

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 murd... read more

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

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A Review by vylmen 6

Written by vylmen on 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 setu... read more

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.

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A Review by John Chard

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 wag...

reviewer avatar

A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2014-06-06

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 watc...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by vylmen 6

Written by vylmen on 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 dou...

read more