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Law Abiding Citizen (2009) -- The Plot: An everyday guy (Butler) decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets his family's killers free. His target: The district attorney who orchestrated the deal.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   4,980 votes
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Director:
F. Gary Gray
Writer (WGA):
Kurt Wimmer (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
16 October 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
The System Must Pay more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
User Comments:
Fun! more (84 total)
US Showtimes:
The Bridge: Cinema de lux 12:30pm | 2:55 | 5:20 | 7:45 | 10:15 (personalize) more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong bloody brutal violence and torture, a scene of rape, and pervasive language.
Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #45572) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba) | UK:18 | Ireland:18 | Norway:15 | Finland:K-15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | South Africa:16LV | Australia:MA | Brazil:16
Company:
Overture Films more

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Trivia:
Cameo: [Michael Nutter]In the scene where the Mayor (Viola Davis) is swearing in Nick as the new District Attorney, the man holding the bible is the actual mayor of Philadelphia at the time of filming. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The car bombs go off a little after 6:00 AM. In Pennsylvania, in the fall/winter (snow on the ground, leaves off the trees), it would still be dark at that time. more
Quotes:
Nick Rice: You think your wife and daughter would feel good about you killing in their name?
Clyde Shelton: My wife and daughter can't feel anything. They're dead.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Jay Leno Show: (#1.16)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Engine Number 9 more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
Fun!, 23 October 2009
7/10
Author: chicago-labrat from United States

I love to watch movies movies and I liked this one. There aren't a great number of "good" enjoyable movies out right now, but this one was very entertaining.

The action was good and I didn't notice any time during the movie that I was looking around disinterested in what was going on "on screen".

Although a little predictable it was still fun to watch the events unfold. Jamie Foxx is not one of my favorite actors but he had a nice performance.

If you like to be entertained then this movie should fit the bill. It's not nail biting suspense, but it does the job.

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