Law Abiding Citizen
Directed by F. Gary Gray
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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- Gen LockJune 22, 2025One of the best films ever—right up there with Assault on Wall Street. It tells the story of an ordinary man taking justice into his own hands, exposing the government as a corrupt machine serving the interest of powerful elites forces immoral officials bending justice to their likings. Crooked judges, lawyers, and police—often shielded from accountability—finally face the consequences they deserve. A raw and unapologetic look at systemic injustice.
- Daniel TaylorDecember 28, 2025I’ve watched this at least ten times and I still go back for more. It’s one of those films that never gets old. Gerard Butler is brilliant in this role, intense, calculated, and impossible to look away from. Not usually a Jamie Foxx fan, but he absolutely deserves credit here too. Dark, satisfying, and wildly rewatchable.
- DaveJune 27, 2025Im always a fan of the movies made where you can relate to the bad guy. This really brings that home. Throughout most of the movie I find myself rooting for him, even when hes killing people who outside of negligence of their duties appear to be good themselves. His vengeance is brutal and very relatable given the offenses commited against him. Ive always enjoyed this movie and will continue to for years to come.
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Law Abiding Citizen was released on October 16, 2009.
Law Abiding Citizen was directed by F. Gary Gray.
Law Abiding Citizen has a runtime of 1h 49m.
Law Abiding Citizen was produced by Mark Gill, Alan Siegel, Gerard Butler, Kurt Wimmer, Lucas Foster.
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.
The key characters in Law Abiding Citizen are Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx), Clyde Alexander Shelton (Gerard Butler), Detective Dunnigan (Colm Meaney).
Law Abiding Citizen is rated R.
Law Abiding Citizen is a Drama, Crime, Thriller film.
Law Abiding Citizen has an audience rating of 7.5 out of 10.
Law Abiding Citizen had a budget of $53M.
Law Abiding Citizen has made $127.9M at the box office.