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  • Law Abiding Citizen
  • Opened October 16, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr. 48 min.
  • R
    strong bloody brutal violence and torture, a scene of rape, and pervasive language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says not for kids. Read More
  • Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx), a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Read More
  • Cast: Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Colm Meaney, Bruce McGill, Leslie Bibb
  • Director: F. Gary Gray
  • Genres: Suspense/Thriller

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  • Must Go!

    Tops My List

    My boyfriend pratically dragged me to the theaters to see it and dragged me out to leave. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. An interesting look at how we as a so called civilized society handle so called law and order. A great topic to get any party started. I'm definately buying this when it comes to stores.

  • Go

    Great Action, Good Storyline, Subplot Is Thin

    Lots of action and edge of the seat suspense. Gerard Butler plays an awesome bad guy. Jamie Foxx doesn't really stretch since he is an arrogant butt in real life. But I digress...

    The main plot is very thriling and the twists really keep you totally engrossed in the movie. There are plenty of booms and gunplay, plus some very gorey death scenes. This is not for the faint of heart. It is one of the best action movies in quite a while.

    But the storyline slips a bit when you get into the workings of city hall and the actions of the mayor. It is pretty weak. And of course, it makes no sense when the star has to be the hero and does tasks that the character would never do in real life. But of course this sets up the big climatic ending.

    And one of my measures of any movie is how long did I feel that I was in the theater. This movie runs about two hours but at the end it was like I had one been there an hour. Time flew by and the action was well paced.

    Great movie, Go See It!!

  • Go

    Violent

    I love Gerard Butler, and was expecting some violence, but this movie had more than I expected, and pretty brutal too, right from the get go.
    Hated the ending, but overall, I would say it was ok.

Law Abiding Citizen Critic Reviews

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  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    One of those movies you like more at the time than in retrospect.

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

    The script does create sufficient tension and intrigue to hook viewers along...

  • 60
    Variety | Justin Chang

    True torture-porn aficionados will be disappointed, as editor Tariq Anwar cuts...

  • 50
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Deep within Law Abiding Citizen lurks a thought-provoking movie. But most of...

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